Overview
Main description
As the Internet and intranets sag under the weight of user demand, and accusatory fingers point to routers as the bottleneck culprits, a host of new Internet Protocol (IP) switching technologies have appeared, promising rescue. But what kind of switch can actually deliver the reduced latency, improved QoS (quality of service), and greater bandwidth demanded by services such as videoconferencing, multicasting, and virtual reality? Which switches meet the needs of your network? And, perhaps most importantly, which will keep up with technology that's always on the move?
This book, covering both the firmware and software of IP switching, and written by one of the field's foremost experts, has all the answers. It provides the best-ever overview of the entire arena, giving you everything from a nuts-and-bolts explanation of switching technology to a detailed, all-inclusive analysis of vendor offerings. Look for a top-to-bottom survey of switch technology developments; clear contrasts with routing technology; understandable descriptions of how different switches work; detailed comparisons of brand-name switches from ARIS, Ipsilon, Cisco, Toshiba, and more; a full discussion of multicasting; readable explanations of Multiprotocol Over ATM (MPOA), layering, Classical IP, I-PNNI, PAR, and much more; and the latest standards from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the ATM Forum, and the IEEE. Network designers, network managers, Internet service providers, and anyone dealing with the technical aspects of fast data flow, all need IP Switching: Protocols and Architectures. No matter how you look at it, it's the most readable, comprehensive, and authoritative guide to the most sought-after frontier in networking.
Table of contents
Part I: Overview. Introduction. CP/IP, Addressing, and Routing. New and Emerging TCP/IP Protocols. Switching Concepts and LAN Switching Technologies. WAN Switching Technologies. The Concept of IP Switching. Classical IP Over ATM Solutions. LANE and MPOA. Part II: IP Switching Protocols. IFMP and GSMP (Ipsilon). CSR and FANP (Toshiba). Tag Switching (Cisco). ARIS (IBM). Other Solutions. Part III: New Related Works. Routing Over Large Switched Networks. Multiprotocol Label Switching. Final Thoughts.
Author comments
Chris Metz is a recognized authority on switching technology, the co-author of McGraw-Hill's best-selling ATM and Multiprotocol Networking and of ATM Internetworking, from Prentice-Hall Redbook Series, and a regular lecturer at industry conferences. A senior network specialist for IBM, he implements TCP/IP, SNMP, RSVP, and IP switching technology for major corporations.
Back cover copy
Your complete, one-stop guide to the hottest area in networking: IP switching.
As the Internet and intranets sag under the weight of user demand, and accusatory finger point to routers as the bottleneck culprits, a host of new Internet Protocol (IP) switching technologies have appeared, promising rescue.
But what kind of switch can actually deliver the reduced latency, improved QoS (quality of service), and greater bandwidth demanded by services such as videoconferencing, multicasting, and virtual reality? Which switches meet the needs of your network? And, perhaps most importantly, which will keep up with technology that's always on the move?
This book, covering both the firmware and software of IP switching, and written by one of the field's foremost experts, has all the answers. It provides the best overview of the entire arena, giving you everything from a nuts-and-bolts explanation of switching technology to a detailed, all-inclusive analysis of vendor offerings.
Look for:
- a top-to-bottom survey of switching technology developments
- clear contrasts with routing technology
- understandable descriptions of how different switches work
- detailed comparisons of brand-name switches from ARIS, Ipsilon, Cisco, Toshiba, and more
- a full discussion of multicasting
- readable explanations of Multiprotocol Over ATM (MPOA), layering Classical IP, I-PNNI, PAR, and much more
Network designers, network managers, Internet service providers, and anyone dealing with the technical aspects of fast data flow, all need IP Switching: Protocols and Architectures.
