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1
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Motivation and Assessment of the Situation
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1.1
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State-of-the-Art in Telecommunications
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1.2
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Standardization Committees—Who Standardizes What?
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1.3
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The Right Format: The World of Protocols
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1.3.1
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Open Communication: The OSI Model
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1.3.2
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TCP/IP—The Number 1
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1.3.3
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Under Scrutiny: The Tasks of Layers 1, 2, and 3
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1.4
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Multimedia—New Demands on Local Area Networks
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1.5
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Internetworking Devices—An Overview
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2
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Generic Cabling Systems
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2.1
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Cables and Plugs: The Basis of a LAN
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2.1.1
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Symmetrical Data Cables: Twisted Pair
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2.1.2
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Optical Fiber
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2.2
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Classes, Categories, and Standards
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2.2.1
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Measuring Parameters for TP Cables
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2.2.2
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Attenuation and Dispersion with Optical Fiber
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2.2.3
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Classes and Categories
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2.3
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Generic Cabling Systems
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2.3.1
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With or without Screen?
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2.3.2
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Fiber-to-the-Desktop: A Sensible Solution?
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2.3.3
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Insufficient Documentation and the Consequences
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3
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Ethernet—Variants and Alternatives
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3.1
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The Principle
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3.1.1
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CSMA/CD in an Overview
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3.1.2
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CSMA/CD in Detail
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3.1.3
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Ethernet Variants
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3.1.4
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Ethernet Switching
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3.1.5
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Full Duplex Ethernet
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3.2
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Fast Ethernet
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3.2.1
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Technical Implementation
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3.2.2
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The Auto-Negotiation Procedure
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3.2.3
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Fast Ethernet Variants
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3.3
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Gigabit Ethernet—Standard Technology in the Backbone
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3.4
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10 Gbps Ethernet—The Next Generation
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3.5
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ARP
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3.6
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Wireless LAN
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4
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Bridging—Functions, Standards, Components
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4.1
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Transparent Bridging
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4.2
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The Spanning Tree Algorithm
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4.2.1
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Spanning Tree Protocol
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4.2.2
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Rapid Spanning Tree
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4.3
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Switching
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4.3.1
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The Switch Block
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4.3.2
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Switching Systems
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4.3.3
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Switching Concepts
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4.3.4
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Security and Quality of Service in Dedicated LANs
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4.3.5
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Switching in an Ethernet Environment
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4.3.6
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Areas of Application and Limits
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4.4
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Virtual LANs
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4.4.1
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VLAN Trunk Protocols
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4.4.2
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VLANs According to IEEE 802.1Q
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4.4.3
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Port Security
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4.4.4
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Layer-2 Security with IEEE 802.1X
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5
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The Protocol Stacks
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5.1
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Layers 2 to 4—The Principle
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5.2
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TCP/IP—The Number 1
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5.3
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IP in Detail
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5.3.1
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Subnetmask
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5.3.2
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History: Classful Networks
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5.3.3
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Auxiliary Protocols
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5.3.4
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Unambiguity of the IP Addresses
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5.3.5
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Private Addresses with NAT and PAT
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5.3.6
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DHCP for Automated IP Configuration
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5.3.7
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DNS––Working with Names
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5.3.8
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The Future: IPv6
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6
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Routing—Functions, Standards, Components
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6.1
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Routing—Coupling on Layer 3
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6.1.1
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Routable Protocols
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6.1.2
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The Routing Table
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6.1.3
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The Routing Decision
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6.1.4
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Inter-VLAN Routing
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6.1.5
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Static versus Dynamic Routing
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6.2
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Routing Protocols
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6.2.1
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RIP
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6.2.2
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Link State Algorithms
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6.2.3
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OSPF
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6.2.4
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IS-IS
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6.2.5
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BGP-4
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6.3
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The Structure of the Internet
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6.3.1
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Peerings and Providings
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6.3.2
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Exchanges
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6.4
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Connection to the WAN
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6.4.1
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Frame Relay—Optimized for LAN Connections
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6.4.2
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Asynchronous Transfer Mode—ATM
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6.4.3
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PPP—Point-to-Point Protocol
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6.4.4
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ISDN—Internetworking on Demand
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6.4.5
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New Concepts—Layer-3 Switching & Co
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6.4.6
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Components of an MPLS Network
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6.5
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Virtual Private Network—VPNs
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6.5.1
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VPNs via Frame Relay, ATM, or X.25
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6.5.2
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IP-VPN or Layer-3 VPNs
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6.5.3
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VPN—Security
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6.5.4
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MPLS VPNs
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7
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Network Management
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7.1
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Motivation
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7.2
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Network Management Concept
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7.3
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Simple Network Management Protocol--SNMP
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7.3.1
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The Working Mode of SNMP
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7.3.2
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An Example: Inquiry of a Routing Table
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7.3.3
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SNMPv2—The Motivation
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7.3.4
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NMS—The Graphical User Interface
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7.4
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Remote Monitoring—RMON
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7.5
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Current Developments and Trends
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8
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Operating Systems for Networks
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8.1
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Operating Systems for Networks
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8.2
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The Microsoft Systems
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8.2.1
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Identification
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8.2.2
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Services
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8.2.3
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Protocols: TCP/IP
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8.2.4
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The Network Map
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8.2.5
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Connections
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8.2.6
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Server Services under Windows
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8.2.7
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User Profiles, System Directives
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8.3
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Networks under LINUX
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