The modern telecommunications world is a complicated place, overloaded with jargon and bewilderingly full of different technical options and opportunities. Many experts are only experts of small domains and within limited geographies. For newcomers it is often difficult to gain a grasp on the basic principles and even harder to unravel the mysterious technical paradoxes and the apparent contradictions of many modern technologies. My greatest hope in writing this book is that you, the reader, will find help and insight amongst its pages. I wish for no greater commendation than your thoughts that you find the subject of A TM presented here in an accessible and readable form. I hope also that the comprehensive glossary will remain with you, as your wayfinder through all that jargon! Martin P. Clark Frankfurt, Germany 20 December 1995 Acknowledgements No book on Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) could fail to recognize the invaluable contribution to this technology and to world standardization as a whole made by the International Telecommunications Union and the ATM Forum, and you will find references to their work throughout the text. Particular copyright extracts are labelled accordingly, but the full texts may be obtained (as relevant) from ITU Sales and Marketing Service, Place des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland or from ATM Forum, 2570 West EI Camino Real, Suite 304, Mountain View, California CA 94040, USA.

Ein international führender Spezialist erläutert in diesem Buch ATM-Netzwerke in allen Details. Ausgehend von der historischen Entwicklung dieser Netze behandelt er u.a. Signalisierung, Architektur, Übertragung und Standards von ATM, wobei er auch aktuellste Forschungsergebnisse berücksichtigt. Funktionen und Arbeitsweise von Highspeed-ATM-Netzen werden qualitativ beschrieben. Nützliche Zugabe ist ein ausführliches Glossar.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th IFIP TC6 International Symposium INTERWORKING 2000 on Next Generation Networks held in Bergen, Norway in October 2000. The 33 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. The papers are organized in topical sections on strategic views on future network architecture and services, Internet everywhere and on every network, preparing for the information society with performing networks, European perspective of next generation networks, quality of service and resource management, traffic management and control, bandwidth broker and IP networks, and selective topics in networks.

This unique book offers a vendor-neutral approach for designing large local area networks according to business or organizational needs, rather than from a product perspective. Author and independent network design consultant Kevin Dooley outlines "top-down network design" for building a technological infrastructure to fit your organization's requirements, a process far more effective and cost-efficient than fitting the organization to the parameters of a shrink-wrapped proprietary solution.Dooley argues that the design of a network is largely independent of the products used. Whether you use a Cisco or Juniper router, the same security issues and protocols apply. The questions he addresses in this book are need-specific: Do I use a router or a switch? Should I route between switched areas or switch between routed areas?Designing Large-Scale LANs covers everything from security, bandwidth and scalability to network reliability, which includes backup, redundancy, and points of failure. Specific technologies are analyzed in detail: network topologies, routing and switching strategies, wireless, virtual LANs, firewalls and gateways, security, Internet protocols, bandwidth, and multicast services. The book also discusses proprietary technologies that are ubiquitous, such as Cisco's IOS and Novell's IPX.This complete guide to top-down network design will help you choose the right network solutions. If you're designing large scale networks and need expert advice and guidance, look no further than Designing Large-Scale LANs.

Contributed chapters to this volume cover the field of global networking using heterogenous networks such as DQDB MAn, high speed LAN and B-ISDN. Strategical issues is trans-European networking are addressed.

Satellite networking is an exciting and expanding field that hasevolved significantly since the launch of the firsttelecommunications satellite, from telephone and broadcast tobroadband ATM and Internet. With increasing bandwidth and mobilitydemands on the horizon, satellites have become an integral part ofthe Global Network Infrastructure (GNI). Satellite Networking:Principles and Protocols provides a balanced coverage ofsatellite topics from a network point of view, focusing on networkaspects, services and applications, quality of service (QoS) andprinciples and protocols. Introduces the basics of ATM and internet protocols, andcharacteristics of satellite networks and internetworking betweensatellite and terrestrial networks Discusses the real-time protocols including RTP, RTCP and SIPfor real-time applications such as VoIP and MMC Coverage of new services and applications, internet trafficengineering and MPLS Examines IPv6 over satellite using tunnelling and translationtechniques, evolution of earth stations, user terminals and networkprotocols, and development of satellite networking Includes a Companion Website featuring: Solutions manual, and electronic versions of the figures This text is essential reading for senior undergraduates,postgraduates, and researchers in the fields of satellites,communications and networks. It will also have instant appeal toengineers, managers and operators in these fields.

The highly praised book in communications networking from IEEE Press, now available in the Eastern Economy Edition.This is a non-mathematical introduction to Distributed Operating Systems explaining the fundamental concepts and design principles of this emerging technology. As a textbook for students and as a self-study text for systems managers and software engineers, this book provides a concise and an informal introduction to the subject.

Network Design outlines the fundamental principles and analytical techniques used in designing data networks. The text enables future managers and technical professionals to better understand and appreciate each other's perspective in the network design process. Network managers will need a sound grounding in basic design principles to effectively manage, plan, and assess the plethora of new technologies and equipment available for designing networks. They also must understand how requirements should be formulated and specified for design engineers. Similarly, network designers and engineers need a sound grounding in basic management principles to fully understand how organizational requirements best reflect design recommendations. Network Design enables network management and design professionals to work together toward achieving their respective goals in the network design process. It outlines basic techniques; reviews major challenges and issues; summarizes prevailing approaches and technologies; describes the specification, design, and planning data network topologies; and assesses specification and evaluation processes in designing and implementing data networks. This excellent, unique resource also : Emphasizes principles and analytical approaches that work independent of specific implementation of technology Includes case studies to illustrate how basic principles can be applied to realistic network design problems, considering both technical and management considerations Demystifies the design process, describing the lingua franca of both managers and design engineers in common terms Provides a better understanding of the total network design process

Now in its fourth edition, this industry classic networking reference gives readers real world, in-depth explanations of confusing networking architectures and protocols, and helps them track down and repair costly networking problems.