For introductory or intermediate courses in Wide Area Networks; also an excellent preparatory text for the Cisco CCNA exam.
This text covers everything that students need to know about the installation and configuration of a wide area network. It provides comprehensive coverage of the OSI model and LAN technology; voice, video, and data traffic; then discusses TCP/IP and IPX protocol suites with an emphasis on IP addressing. It emphasizes Cisco switches, followed by WAN technology, routers, and routing protocol, and covers WAN security, voice communications, and wireless technology. With its no-nonsense and easy-to-read format, the book provides enough detail to allow full understanding of how networking technology, protocols, and services work together so that students can install, configure, and troubleshoot a wide area network. Hundreds of review questions and many hands-on exercises reinforce content, and web links are included for further study.
- ISBN10 013046578X
- ISBN13 9780130465788
- Publish Date 27 August 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 February 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 672
- Language English