Essential Ethernet Standards: RFCs and Protocols Made Practical - Hardcover

Loshin, Pete

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471345962 ISBN 13: 9780471345961

Publisher: Wiley, 1999

Synopsis

Complete coverage and analysis of official Ethernet standards and protocols The Internet Standards Series provides analysis of the latest RFCs (Request for Comments) and guidance on their potential use. It is a convenient source that categorizes the standards, summarizes the important ones, and shows you where to look for all the details. Each book includes a step-by-step action plan for integrating the right standard to the right application. This book/CD-ROM conveniently organizes and analyzes the RFCs that are relevant to Ethernet applications and protocols. With its accessible approach to standards, youíll gain a better understanding of how Ethernet works with IP and how the intersection of Ethernet and IP has produced Internet standardsñtrack specifications. Pete Loshin guides you through the salient protocols, explains how the underlying protocols work, and shows you how to administer, secure, and design your network utilizing these protocols. He also provides:
* A comprehensive introduction to Internet standards for running IP over Ethernet
* The process of turning a proposed specification into a full Internet standard
* Tips and techniques to find the exact RFC that you need
* Lists of Web sites that contain additional information about RFCs and Internet standards
* Up-to-date Ethernet and IP standards

The CD-ROM contains a fully searchable, digital edition of the book in PDF format. Click on the embedded hyperlinks to conveniently access each and every RFC or protocol referenced in the text directly from the rfc-editor.org site. A copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader is also included. The companion Web site at www.Internet-Standard.com features:
* The latest information about Internet standards
* Additional news related to standards
* Updates

Look for these other titles in the Internet Standards Series:
Essential ATM Standards: RFCs and Protocols Made Practical
Essential Email Standards: RFCs and Protocols Made Practical
Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/

About this title

About the Author:

PETE LOSHIN is the author of twelve books on the Internet, networking, e-commerce, and security. He has worked as a TCP/IP engineer at a Cambridge, Massachusetts research lab, and was a technical editor for Byte. His byline has appeared in industry publications including Data Communications, Telecommunications, Communications News, PC Magazine, and PC World.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0471345962
• ISBN 13: 9780471345961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 179