Provides users, buyers, managers, and designers of computer networking products with an easy-to-understand explanation of key aspects of FDDI. The book provides a comprehensive list of issues to consider when buying FDDI products. It explains why design decisions were made and what they mean in practical terms. Shows network managers how to install, monitor, tune, and troubleshoot FDDI networks.
Raj Jain is both an experienced author and a recognized FDDI authority with more than 15 years experience in the analysis and design of distributed systems. He conducts FDDI tutorials at numerous conferences, serves on the editorial boards of several periodicals, including The Journal of High Speed Networks, is a fellow of the IEEE, and is the vice-chair of ACM SIGCOMM. He is also the author of the award-winning The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis (John Wiley & Sons).
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