Description :
Primarily targeted toward the network or MIS manager who wants to stay abreast of the latest networking technology, Enterprise Networking: Multilayer Switching and Applications offers up to date information relevant for the design of modern corporate networks and for the evaluation of new networking equipment. The book describes the architectures and standards of switching across the various protocol layers and will also address issues such as multicast quality of service, high-availability and network policies that are requirements of modern switched networks.
Content :
Table of Contents
Preface
.......................................................................................................................... vi
Section 1: Protocol Switching: Technologies and Methods
Chapter 1
........................................................................................................................ 1
The OSI Model and Switching
Vasilios A. Siris, Institute of Computer Science (FORTH), Greece
Chapter 2
..................................................................................................................... 15
Network Service Availability and Performance
Mike Fisk, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Chapter 3
..................................................................................................................... 31
Management and Control of Intelligent Optical Networks
Dimitrios Pendarakis and Subir Biswas
Tellium, Inc., USA
Chapter 4
..................................................................................................................... 48
Virtual Local Area Networks
Cam Cullen, Quarry Technologies, USA
Chapter 5
..................................................................................................................... 61
IP Switching and MPLS
S. Manikantan, Future Software Limited, India
Chapter 6
..................................................................................................................... 86
Web Switching
Vishal Sharma, Metanoia, Inc., USA
Rakhi Sharma, Harvard University Extension School, USA
Section 2 : Quality of Service and Multimedia Services
Chapter 7
................................................................................................................... 106
Multilayered Quality of Service
Luiz A. DaSilva, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Chapter 8
................................................................................................................... 123
Voice over IP : Protocols and Technical Hurdles
Mahbub Hassan and Sanjay Jha
University of New South Wales, Australia
Chapter 9
................................................................................................................... 144
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP):
Evaluation of Technologies for Deployment
Bhumip Khasnabish, Verizon Labs, USA
Chapter 10
................................................................................................................. 175
Interactive Video on Enterprise Networks
Christine Perey, PEREY Research and Consulting, Inc., USA
Section 3: Emerging Applications
Chapter 11
................................................................................................................. 192
Emerging Enterprise Storage Systems:
Storage or System Area Networks (SANs)
Bhumip Khasnabish, Verizon Labs, USA
Chapter 12
................................................................................................................. 217
Managing Security in Modern Enterprise Networks
S. Raj Rajagopalan, Telecordia Technologies, USA
Chapter 13
................................................................................................................. 234
Web Caching: A Survey
Antonis Danalis and Evangelos Markatos
Institute of Computer Science (FORTH), Greece
Chapter 14
................................................................................................................. 249
Linux Systems as Network Infrastructure Components
Tony Mancill, Bank of America, USA
About the Authors
..................................................................................................... 260
Index
........................................................................................................................ 266
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