A job manual for the person in charge of the corporate network, explaining its operations and procedures. Topics include: vendor repair and return policies; calculating true cost; staff scheduling; system downsizing; asset identification; contingency planning; security tactics; and more.

This volume covers the key concepts and technologies of Local Area Networking in 100 three- to five-page articles, heavily illustrated, covering the basic concepts, technologies, standards and protocols - everything you need to master the field in handy 5 x 8 format. From traditional data and management topics to cutting-edge wireless options, this aims to be a precise - and concise - reference to the industry.

Network Essentials guides consist of 100 3-5 page articles, heavily illustrated, covering the basic concepts, technologies, standards and protocols - everything you need to master the field. Wireless A to Z covers the key concepts and technologies of wireless and mobile communications. From traditional topics like CDMA and signal hand-offs to cutting edge mobile applications like WiFi and Bluetooth, this is a precise - and concise - quick look up reference to the industry

A technical tutorial and a systematic strategy for corporate managers responsible for approving, recommending, or specifying the purchase of an elaborate, expensive communications network system. Does not compare the merits of available products, but introduces an approach for evaluating their stren

Delivers the hard information the reader needs to assess network options for the 1990s. It describes how networks are configured, what your options are in the multivendor environment, and how you can get the most efficient and effective network solutions with limited communications budgets.

The first book devoted exclusively to LAN interconnection, this easy-to-read volume addresses the gamut of LAN interconnection issues through a methodical exposition of LAN - MAN - WAN networking. This single-source reference discusses LANs and WANs in terms of their evolution, benefits, applications, management, carrier development, vendor implementations and progress towards standardization. By the authors of LANs to WANs: network management in the 1990s.

Designed for information systems professionals, including IS, DP, MIS, LAN, and systems managers, this text provides a source of introductory information for those involved with decision-making processes related to information systems. Suitable as a University course text in MIS programs, the book also covers the subject in sufficient detail for the more technically orientated.

Providing insight into the operation and application of various Internet technologies, this text explains the technical terms in context and details the appropriate standards. It features over 200 alphabetically arranged topics, short articles, cross-references and illustrations.

Easier to install and reconfigure than cabled networks, the advantages of wireless are increasingly obvious as installation costs continue to decrease. This is a single-source reference on the practical aspects of wireless messaging and data networking and provides a no-nonsense, easy to use approach by an industry expert. In addition to the latest detailed survey on wireless technologies, the book describes standards and practical implementation issues, vendors, benchmarks useful for making product and service decisions, interchange and regional cellular providers, and cellular digital...

This manual approaches the combination of voice, video and data within the new communications paradigm of IP convergence and examines how these different types of communication will be delivered to any environment from LAN to WAN at much less cost and complexity than either ISDN or ATM. Featuring references to important IP convergence-related Web sites throughout, this book provides comprehensive information on the technologies that will make convergence possible, and it examines the benefits, applications, vendor approaches, migration strategies, and regulatory issues that will affect this...