Designing Switch/Routers: Architectures and Applications

ISBN-13: 9781032315836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 360 str.

James Aweya

Opis

This book focuses more on the design goals (i.e., a switch/router’s key features), architectures, and practical applications of switch/routers in IP networks. The discussion includes some practical design examples to illustrate how switch/routers are designed and how the key features are implemented.

Spis treści

1. High-Performance Switch/Routers – Part 1: Basic Features, 2. High-Performance Switch/Routers – Part 2: Advanced and Value-Added Features, 3. Designing the Switch/Router – A Design Example and What to Consider When Designing a Switch/Router, 4. Case Study: Force10 Networks E-Series Switch/Router Architecture, 5. Case Study: Foundry Networks BigIron RX Series Switch/Router Architecture, 6. The Ethernet Advantage in Networking, 7. Applications of Switch/Routers

O autorze

James Aweya, PhD, is a Chief Research Scientist at the Etisalat British Telecom Innovation Center (EBTIC), Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He was a technical lead and senior systems architect with Nortel, Ottawa, Canada, from 1996 to 2009. He was awarded the 2007 Nortel Technology Award of Excellence (TAE) for his pioneering and innovative research on Timing and Synchronization across Packet and TDM Networks. He has been granted 70 US patents and has published over 54 journal papers, 40 conference papers, and 43 technical reports. He has authored five books including this book and is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).