High Performance Networks
Subtitle: Technology and Protocols
By: edited by Ahmed N. Tantawy
Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science -- 237; International series in engineering and computer science -- 237.
Publisher: Springer US
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9781461364016; 9781461531944
Subjects: Computer engineering; Computer Communication Networks; Computer science
Description: In the last few years, the world of information networks has undergone significant changes that will revolutionize the future of communications. Data rates have reached the gigabit per second range. Optical fibers have become the transmission medium of choice. Standardization activities have very aggressively produced a set of well established standard for future LANs, MANs and WANs. It has become very difficult for computer and communications professionals to follow these rapidly evolving technologies and standards. High Performance Networks: Technology and Protocols provides a timely technical overview of the start-of-the-art in high performance networking. Chapters cover lightweight protocols, high performance protocol implementation techniques, high speed MAC protocols, optical networks, as well as emerging standards, including ATM, SMDS, B-ISDN, SONET, FCS and HIPPI. Professionals, engineers, and researchers in communications and computers, who need to understand the underlying technologies of high performance (gigabit) networks, will find this volume to be an invaluable reference. The book is also suitable for use as a text for advanced courses on the subject.
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