02. 2 Network topologies 744 02. 3 Token ring 747 02. 4 Ethernet 749 02. 5 LAN components 752 02. 6 Cabling standards 762 02. 7 Important networking definitions 769 03 Ethernet 771 03. 1 Introduction 771 03. 2 IEEE standards 772 03. 3 Ethernet-media access control (MAC) layer 773 03. 4 IEEE 802. 2 and Ethernet SNAP 775 03. 5 OSI and the IEEE 802. 3 standard 777 03. 6 Ethernet types 780 03. 7 Twisted-pair hubs 781 03. 8 100 Mbps Ethernet 782 03. 9 Gigabit Ethernet 787 03. 10 Bridges 792 03. 11 ARP 793 03. 12 RARP 797 03. 13 Spanning-Tree Protocol 798 03. 14 Additional 799 03. 15 Network interface card design BOO 03. 16 82559-based Ethernet 804 03. 17 Comparison of fast Ethernet with other technologies 806 04 Network Design, Switches and vLANs 807 04. 1 Introduction 807 04. 2 Network design 807 04. 3 Hierarchical network design 809 04. 4 Switches and switching hubs 814 04. 5 vlANs 818 05 Token Ring 825 05. 1 Introduction 825 05. 2 Operation 825 05. 3 Token Ring-media access control (MAC) 826 05. 4 Token Ring maintenance 828 05. 5 Token Ring multistation access units (MAUs) 829 05. 6 Cabling and connectors 830 05. 7 Repeaters 830 05. 8 Jitter suppression 831 06 FDDI 833 06. 1 Introduction 833 06. 2 Operation 834 06. 3 FOOl layers 834 06. 4 SMT protocol 836 06. 5 Physical connection management 836 06.

02. 2 Network topologies 744 02. 3 Token ring 747 02. 4 Ethernet 749 02. 5 LAN components 752 02. 6 Cabling standards 762 02. 7 Important networking definitions 769 03 Ethernet 771 03. 1 Introduction 771 03. 2 IEEE standards 772 03. 3 Ethernet-media access control (MAC) layer 773 03. 4 IEEE 802. 2 and Ethernet SNAP 775 03. 5 OSI and the IEEE 802. 3 standard 777 03. 6 Ethernet types 780 03. 7 Twisted-pair hubs 781 03. 8 100 Mbps Ethernet 782 03. 9 Gigabit Ethernet 787 03. 10 Bridges 792 03. 11 ARP 793 03. 12 RARP 797 03. 13 Spanning-Tree Protocol 798 03. 14 Additional 799 03. 15 Network interface card design BOO 03. 16 82559-based Ethernet 804 03. 17 Comparison of fast Ethernet with other technologies 806 04 Network Design, Switches and vLANs 807 04. 1 Introduction 807 04. 2 Network design 807 04. 3 Hierarchical network design 809 04. 4 Switches and switching hubs 814 04. 5 vlANs 818 05 Token Ring 825 05. 1 Introduction 825 05. 2 Operation 825 05. 3 Token Ring-media access control (MAC) 826 05. 4 Token Ring maintenance 828 05. 5 Token Ring multistation access units (MAUs) 829 05. 6 Cabling and connectors 830 05. 7 Repeaters 830 05. 8 Jitter suppression 831 06 FDDI 833 06. 1 Introduction 833 06. 2 Operation 834 06. 3 FOOl layers 834 06. 4 SMT protocol 836 06. 5 Physical connection management 836 06.

02. 2 Network topologies 744 02. 3 Token ring 747 02. 4 Ethernet 749 02. 5 LAN components 752 02. 6 Cabling standards 762 02. 7 Important networking definitions 769 03 Ethernet 771 03. 1 Introduction 771 03. 2 IEEE standards 772 03. 3 Ethernet-media access control (MAC) layer 773 03. 4 IEEE 802. 2 and Ethernet SNAP 775 03. 5 OSI and the IEEE 802. 3 standard 777 03. 6 Ethernet types 780 03. 7 Twisted-pair hubs 781 03. 8 100 Mbps Ethernet 782 03. 9 Gigabit Ethernet 787 03. 10 Bridges 792 03. 11 ARP 793 03. 12 RARP 797 03. 13 Spanning-Tree Protocol 798 03. 14 Additional 799 03. 15 Network interface card design BOO 03. 16 82559-based Ethernet 804 03. 17 Comparison of fast Ethernet with other technologies 806 04 Network Design, Switches and vLANs 807 04. 1 Introduction 807 04. 2 Network design 807 04. 3 Hierarchical network design 809 04. 4 Switches and switching hubs 814 04. 5 vlANs 818 05 Token Ring 825 05. 1 Introduction 825 05. 2 Operation 825 05. 3 Token Ring-media access control (MAC) 826 05. 4 Token Ring maintenance 828 05. 5 Token Ring multistation access units (MAUs) 829 05. 6 Cabling and connectors 830 05. 7 Repeaters 830 05. 8 Jitter suppression 831 06 FDDI 833 06. 1 Introduction 833 06. 2 Operation 834 06. 3 FOOl layers 834 06. 4 SMT protocol 836 06. 5 Physical connection management 836 06.