The All-New Switch Book: The Complete Guide to LAN Switching Technology, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-0-470-28715-6
Hardcover
816 pages
August 2008
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Preface xxiii
Introduction xxv
Part One Foundations of LAN Switches
Chapter 1 Laying the Foundation 3
Chapter 2 Transparent Bridges 63
Chapter 3 Bridging Between Technologies 105
Chapter 4 Principles of LAN Switches 147
Chapter 5 Loop Resolution 201
Chapter 6 Source Routing 255
Part Two Advanced LAN Switch Concepts
Chapter 7 Full Duplex Operation 305
Chapter 8 LAN and Switch Flow Control 327
Chapter 9 Link Aggregation 361
Chapter 10 Multicast Pruning 413
Chapter 11 Virtual LANs: Applications and Concepts 433
Chapter 12 Virtual LANs: The IEEE Standard 475
Chapter 13 Priority Operation 517
Chapter 14 LAN Security 547
Chapter 15 Switch Management 565
Chapter 16 Network Troubleshooting Strategies 609
Chapter 17 Make the Switch! 641
Appendix: Protocol Parsing 699
References 703
Glossary 711
Index 753