This single-volume desktop reference provides comprehensive information on all server issues - featuring contributions from experts in the field. Engineers for system vendors, systems integrators, major resellers, end-users, and representatives from Hewlett-Packard, Novell, IBM, Compaq, Microsoft, and NEC share their ideas and experience on such topics as client/server distributed processing; the advent of more powerful, sophisticated servers; server dependability; server performance; and ...

Facilitating high data transfers over long distances at a reasonable cost, Carrier Ethernet is solidifying its fundamental position as the core of next-generation networks. Since it first dazzled the IT world 40 years ago with its ability to move data over local networks, Ethernet has dramatically evolved in both form and function. And now, Carrier Ethernet, flexing its multi-gigabit muscle, is rapidly emerging as the undisputed technology of choice.As engaging as it is comprehensi...

Enhancing LAN Performance, Fourth Edition explains how to connect geographically separated LANs with appropriate bandwidth, the issues to consider when weighing the use of multiport or dualport devices, how to estimate traffic for new networks, the effects of configuration changes on the performance of Ethernet and Token Ring networks, the design o

Driven by a combination of technological improvements and commercial pressure, interest in IPTV services has increasingly grown. IPTV refers to the use of the Internet protocol required for delivery of television content. IPTV represents an emerging technology that could change the manner in which homes receive entertainment, personal computers operate, and people use cell phones. Beginning with a comprehensive introduction, Understanding IPTV examines concepts, applications, and possible ...

Advances in networking and communications hardware based upon the TCP/IP protocol suite are opening up a new range of technologies with the potential to contribute considerably to our daily lives. The ABCs of TCP/IP is a comprehensive reference on the TCP/IP protocol suite for professionals that provides an overview of the suite and details its key components. It addresses virtual private networks, IP telephony and voice gateways, and IPSec and examines the manner by which various protocol...

Wireless mesh networking is a new technology that has the potential to revolutionize how we access the Internet and communicate with co-workers and friends. Wireless Mesh Networks examines the concept and explores its advantages over existing technologies. This book explores existing and future applications, and examines how some of the networking

The PC revolution, the advent of PDAs, and growth in the use of wireless LANs have changed the way we live our lives. Next on the horizon is the application of new technologies that will change the way we drive our cars. De rigeur for many drivers, electronic passes and GPS systems represent the tip of the iceberg in terms of emerging applications

Sales of IEEE 802.11x compliant wireless LANs are exploding. Unfortunately the manuals accompanying the equipment do not address topics such as site selection, equipment interoperability with products from other vendors, and how to acquire and configure the different firewall, network address translation, and router software necessary when connecting to the Internet. Building a Wireless Office is a how-to guide that explains technical issues in non-technical terms. Written for a wide audie...

The world is rapidly becoming an Internet-based world, with tens of millions, possibly hundreds of millions accessing the Internet. A key issue in the Internet world is Internet Protocol (IP) addressing. ABC's of IP Addressing provides a comprehensive reference guide to addressing in a TCP/IP environment. Assuming no prior knowledge on the subject, the book moves from the basics of the binary numbering system to advanced topics in subnetting, network address translation, the configuration ...

The authors of Practical Network Design Techniques, Second Edition: A Complete Guide for WANs and LANs build upon the popular first edition by combining pre-existing network design fundamentals with new material on LAN devices and topologies, wireless local networks, and LAN internetworking issues. This new edition has two parts. The first p

Following in the tradition of its popular predecessor, A Practical Guide to Content Delivery Networks, Second Edition offers an accessible and organized approach to implementing networks capable of handling the increasing data requirements of today'salways on mobile society. Describing how content delivery networks (CDN) function, it provides an understanding of Web architecture, as well as an overview of the TCP/IP protocol suite.The book reports on the developmen...

This book discusses how built-in and third-party networking tools can be used to diagnose network problems and performance issues as well as enhance the security of computer systems. The author covers a variety of networking tools and demonstrates how they can be used to determine ahead of time whether or not existing Internet connectivity can support such activities as voice and video over IP. Coverage of other tools shows readers how to prevent keyboard hacking and negate the operation o...