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Informationen zum Autor Teresa C. Piliouras Klappentext There are hundreds of technologies and protocols used in telecommunications. They run the full gamut from application- to physical-level. It is overwhelming to try to keep track of them. Network Design, Second Edition is a broad survey of the major technologies and networking protocols and how they interrelate, integrate, migrate, substitute, and segregate functionality. It presents fundamental issues that managers and engineers should be focused upon when designing a telecommunications strategy and selecting technologies, and bridges the communication gap that often exists between managers and technical staff involved in the design and implementation of networks. Zusammenfassung A survey of the technologies and networking protocols and how they interrelate, integrate, migrate, substitute, and segregate functionality. It presents fundamental issues that managers and engineers should be focused upon when designing a telecommunications strategy and selecting technologies. It provides comprehensive technology overviews. Inhaltsverzeichnis Making the business case for the network. Wide area network design and planning. Local area network design and planning techniques. Intranets and extranets. Client server and distributed networking. Outsourcing. Automated design and network management tools. Technical considerations in network design and planning. Business continuity and disaster recovery planning and design. Appendices.
