Berkowitz WAN Survival Guide

Strategies for VPNs and Multiservice Networks
1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-471-43755-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 448 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Networking Council Series

Ensure that your WAN can handle the latest technologies with thismust-have strategy guide
If a Wide Area Network (WAN) isn't set up properly, it won't beable to meet the needs of the applications being used in the LocalArea Network (LAN). And with the emergence of new technologies suchas VPNs, multi-service networks, and the mobility of corporateusers, the costs involved with running a WAN have changeddramatically. Written by an expert on WAN design, this bookprovides a comprehensive strategy for choosing the besttechnologies available for your WAN. It includes analysis ofbusiness requirements for WANs, end-user and service providerrequirements, and the capabilities and tradeoffs of the availabletechnologies. The book also covers the realities and limitations ofQoS, security, multi-service networks, virtual networks, VPNs,multi-homing, roaming, and mobility.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berkowitz, Howard

Inhaltsverzeichnis

What Is the Problem You Are Trying to Solve?
Policies and Workloads.
Quality of Service.
Basic Services.
Virtualizing in Modern Networks.
Carrier Infrastructure and Optical Networking.
Fault Tolerance.
VPNs, Security, and Roaming.
References.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

HOWARD C. BERKOWITZ is a product architect for next-generation routing products and operational tools at Nortel Networks. The author of several RFCs, Berkowitz has presented at many trade shows since 1975 and has written for many trade publications. He is technical director for CertificationZone, a Cisco technology review site, and also the author of two books on networking. LYMAN CHAPIN-Chief Scientist at BBN Technologies, CTO for GTE Technology Organization, and founding trustee of the Internet Society SCOTT BRADNER-Senior Consultant for Harvard University, Transport Area Director of the IETF, trustee of the Internet Society, and ISOC VP of Standards VINTON CERF-Senior Vice President for Internet Architecture and Technology at MCI WorldCom, founding President of the Internet Society, and co-inventor of TCP/IP