Author(s): Steve Steinke
Publisher: CMP Books
Year: 2003
ISBN: 1578203023
Language: English
File type: CHM
Pages: 658
Size (for download): 8.66 MB

Network Tutorial delivers insight and understanding about network technology to managers and executives trying to get up to speed or stay current with the complex challenges of designing, constructing, maintaining, upgrading, and managing the network infrastructure. The focus is on practical knowledge aimed at continually improving the effectiveness and efficiency of core business functions. Enterprise networks, and the public networks that link them together, are an organization’s primary strategic and competitive assets in the information economy. Consequently, a practical understanding of network technology is essential to managing a successful business or organization.

Starting with the basic precepts of networks, the book explores protocols, hardware and software components, and the unique jargon of networking. Concepts are explained clearly and simply, without assuming an extensive understanding of network internals. The glossary provides a quick reference for unfamiliar terms.

The fifty edition features extensive new coverage of network security topics, plus new and expanded tutorials on wireless networks, optical networking, virtual private networks, and many other topics.


TABLE OF CONTENT:
Section 01 - Understanding Networks—Layers and Protocols
Section 02 - Physical Layer Protocols
Section 03 - Data-Link Protocols
Section 04 - Network and Transport Layer Protocols
Section 05 - Application Layer Protocols
Section 06 - Network Hardware
Section 07 - Network Software
Section 08 - Internetworking
Section 09 - Network and Systems Management
Section 10 - Network Security and Backup Systems