Chapter 7. Major Network Types
Understanding Terminology
Fundamentals of Network Communications
Ethernet and its Variants
Ethernet Standards
The Logical Link Control Sublayer
The Media Access Control Sublayer
Ethernet Physical Layer Types and Specifications
Configuration Guidelines for Multiple Ethernet Segments
Fast Ethernet
Assessing User Need
Token Ring
Media Access Control in Token-Ring Networks
ARCnet
FDDI
The Physical Layer
FDDI-I and FDDI-II
The FDDI Frame Type
The Downside to FDDI
Cable Installation
Summary
Back to Upgrading and Repairing Networks home page