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The data ring main : an introduction to local area networks / David C. Flint.

By: Flint, David C.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Computing sciences series.Publisher: Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley, 1983Description: xi, 375 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 047126251X.Subject(s): Local area networks (Computer networks) | Electronic data processing -- Distributed processingDDC classification: 005.74
Contents:
The promise of a Local Area Network -- Part I: The Foundations -- Yesterday's systems and communications -- The changing business environment -- The role of the network -- Can the telephone system meet the need? -- Take a bus! -- Part II: LAN Technology -- The classification of Local Area Networks -- Topology and Transmission -- Polled Networks -- Token Passing -- Contention Buses -- Reservation Systems -- Slotted Rings -- Register Insertion Rings -- Broadband Cables -- Part III: Protocols and Internetting -- Data Link Services -- Network and Transport Protocols -- Extending the Local Network -- Communications Gateways -- LAN Standards -- Part IV: Consequences and Implications -- The practical value of a LAN -- New communications Architectures -- New Systems Architectures -- Part V: The Selection of a Local Area Network -- Establishing the Requirements -- The Local Network -- The Network Procurement Process -- Part VI: Conclusion -- The Future of Local Area Networks.

"A Wiley Heyden publication.".

Bibliography: (page 356) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-369).

The promise of a Local Area Network -- Part I: The Foundations -- Yesterday's systems and communications -- The changing business environment -- The role of the network -- Can the telephone system meet the need? -- Take a bus! -- Part II: LAN Technology -- The classification of Local Area Networks -- Topology and Transmission -- Polled Networks -- Token Passing -- Contention Buses -- Reservation Systems -- Slotted Rings -- Register Insertion Rings -- Broadband Cables -- Part III: Protocols and Internetting -- Data Link Services -- Network and Transport Protocols -- Extending the Local Network -- Communications Gateways -- LAN Standards -- Part IV: Consequences and Implications -- The practical value of a LAN -- New communications Architectures -- New Systems Architectures -- Part V: The Selection of a Local Area Network -- Establishing the Requirements -- The Local Network -- The Network Procurement Process -- Part VI: Conclusion -- The Future of Local Area Networks.

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