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In this second edition of the bestseller, computer visionary David Vaskevitch shows today's corporate decision makers, business owners, and technical professionals how emerging technology will make their companies more competitive by empowering workers with the information needed to do their jobs faster and better.

The growing dependence of enterprise networks on Internet connectivity is forcing professional system and network administrators to turn to technologies that they may not fully understand for solutions. This book will provide those connectivity solutions, delivering both an understanding of technology fundamentals and their practical applications. Written for beginning to intermediate network professionals, this book will give readers a framework to assess the requirements and problems of their...

With the tremendous proliferation of communications networks and connected computer systems, the task of ensuring effective and efficient operation become a major challenge. This book presents the state-of-the- art principles and techniques of integrated management systems, with emphasis on a manufacturer-independent approach. The two most important vendor-independent approaches, OSI management and Internet management, are described and evaluated according to how each architecture su...

My Palm (R) Pre (TM)Joe HutskoCraig James Johnston COVERSPalm Pre, Palm Pre Plus, Pixi, and Pixi Plus Step-by-stepinstructions with callouts to Palm Pre images that show you exactly what to do. Helpwhen you run into Palm Pre problems or limitations. Tips and Notesto help you get the most from your Palm Pre. Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keepingyour Palm Pre working just the way you want. The tasks include:* Getting started quickly and making the most of Palm Pre...

A book/disk package for connecting with the world using your PC and MS-DOS Kermit. Using MS-DOS Kermit is a book/disk package designed to help both technical and non-technical PC users alike to link their IBM PCs, PS/2s, or compatibles to other computers and data services - e.g., Dow Jones News/Retrieval, MCI Mail, databases like BBS, DIALOG or TYMNET, and any mainframe - throughout the world. Based on the author's close involvement with development and distribution of the Kermit transfer protoc...

One of the hottest topics in the telecommuncations industry today is the migration of voice traffic from the circuit switched Telco networks to packet switched networks such as IP, ATM, Frame Relay and access technologies such as DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) and Packet Cable. The sheer volume of voice traffic, together with the efficiencies of packet transport and the opportunity to offer new features on voice calls, has made internetworking, between circuit and packet transport, vital while th...

Here is a handy guide to communications cabling for professionals and students alike. This book first defines the fundamentals of data transmission protocols, followed by the essentials of network cabling. The theoretical aspects are illustrated by hands-on exercises throughout the book. This book also includes an abundance of case studies that describe in detail the concepts of data transmission and cabling.

Part of the best-selling How It Works series, How Networks Work is a stunning, full-color illustrated title on networking technology. Each spread provides the reader with the information necessary to understand the fundamentals of connectivity, and each detailed illustration is labeled and annotated in easy to comprehend terms, helping the reader cut through the difficult vocabulary of the networking world. In this excursion through the inner-workings of all the network pieces, you?ll see the in...

Authorized self-study guide for voice over data network foundation learning This book will help you to: Configure Voice over Frame Relay, ATM, or IP using Cisco IOS(r) software Analyze existing voice hardware/software, and select the Cisco multiservice access devices that best serve your needs Analyze existing branch and regional office voice networks and services, and choose the optimum transmission method for voice traffic: Frame Relay, ATM, or IP Learn the fundamentals of VoFR, VoATM, and Vo...

The purpose of this lecture book is to present the state of the art in nonlinear blind source separation, in a form appropriate for students, researchers and developers. Source separation deals with the problem of recovering sources that are observed in a mixed condition. When we have little knowledge about the sources and about the mixture process, we speak of blind source separation. Linear blind source separation is a relatively well studied subject, however nonlinear blind source separation...

Features specific hints and advice for mobile Internet access. The text includes settings for modems, Ethernet adaptors, wireless cards, Bluetooth modems and cellular PC cards.

This annual conference aims to provide a forum for the synergy between computers and communications and their performance. Topics covered at the 1998 conference included trace-driven simulations, traffic models and protocol performance.

The complete guide to technologies and protocols for delivering seamless mobile Internet experiences In Building the MobileInternet, three leading mobility architects and implementers from Cisco present complete foundational knowledge about tomorrow's mobile Internet. The authors cover everything from market trends and user expectations to the latest technical approaches for making the Internet "mobile by design." Writing for senior technology decision-makers and network design professionals, t...

Traffic management and quality of service are techniques which, when applied to LAN, WAN and the Internet, facilitate the smooth flow of information. This text explains how to make convergence work - getting voice and data to flow without bottling up the network. Internet II is also covered.

Authorized Self-Study GuideCisco Voice over IP (CVOICE)Third Edition Foundation learning for CVOICE exam 642-436 Kevin Wallace, CCIE No. 7945 Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE), Third Edition, is a Cisco-authorized, self-paced learning tool for CCVP foundation learning. This book provides you with the knowledge and skills required to plan, design, and deploy a Cisco voice-over-IP (VoIP) network and to integrate gateways and gatekeepers into an enterprise VoIP network. By reading this book, you will ga...

Most cellular and PDA users care more about what use they will get out of a device, rather then exactly how it works. TechTV's Cutting the Cord will explain not only the essential features of devices on the market, but also what type of device and service is needed for their lifestyle. It will also enlighten the reader with wireless trends, where they are headed, and how to prepare for this when making decisions now.

Wi-Fi telephony is the latest, most cost effective, and clearest way of carrying voice data wirelessly. The great news is that it can be integrated seamlessly into the same infrastructures as currently used for computer and telephone data.The digital quality is far above current cellular technologies. This book will be among the first to discuss Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Quality of Service (QoS), and interoperability in connection with Wi-Fi telephony. Security challenges are also pres...

The new generation of voice services and telephony will be based on packet networks rather than TDM transmission and switching. This book addresses the evolution of telephony to Voice over IP (VoIP) and Unified Communications (UC), bringing email, voice mail, fax, and telephone services to one user interface. Concise and to the point, this text tells readers what they need to know to deal with vendors, network engineers, data center gurus, and top management with the confidence and clear underst...