TY - BOOK AU - AU - Sinclair,Robert Bruce TI - A guide to designing and implementing local and wide area networks SN - 0760010935 AV - TK5105.7 .P277 1999 U1 - 004.67 PAL 21 PY - 1999/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - Course Technology KW - Local area networks (Computer networks) KW - Wide area networks (Computer networks) N1 - Ch. 1; An Overview of Networking in a LAN/WAN Environment --; Ch. 2; LAN/WAN Interconnectivity --; Ch. 3; Physical Transmission Options --; Ch. 4; Transmission Equipment --; Ch. 5; LAN/WAN/LAN Connections --; Ch. 6; Integration of Voice and Data: Optimizing Your Bandwidth --; Ch. 7; TCP/IP Past, Present, and Future --; Ch. 8; WAN Transport Methods --; Ch. 9; ATM Technologies --; Ch. 10; Network Protocol Architectures: Advantages and Disadvantages --; Ch. 11; Future Technologies and Services N2 - "A Guide to Designing and Implementing Local and Wide Area Networks offers a unique approach to learning about network design, by providing both the theories behind networks and a practical, hands-on method of putting those theories to work. With extensive end-of-chapter exercises, hands-on exercises, and case studies, this book prepares you to design a network from the ground up, using real-world situations."--BOOK JACKET ER -