Designing Large-Scale LANs
Kevin Dooley
O'Reilly
This unique book offers a vendor-neutral approach for designing  large local area networks according to business or organizational  needs, rather than from a product perspective. Author Kevin Dooley  outlines "top-down network design" for building a technological  infrastructure to fit your organization's requirements, a process  far more effective and cost-efficient than fitting the organization  to the parameters of a shrink-wrapped proprietary solution.    Designing Large-Scale LANs  covers everything from security,  bandwidth and scalability to network reliability, which includes backup,  redundancy, and points of failure. Specific technologies are analyzed in  detail: network topologies, routing and switching strategies, wireless,  virtual LANs, firewalls and gateways, security, Internet protocols,  bandwidth, and multicast services. The book also discusses proprietary  technologies that are ubiquitous, such as Cisco's IOS and Novell's IPX.  This complete guide to top-down network design will help you choose  the right network solutions.  If you're designing large scale networks  and need expert advice and guidance, look no further than  Designing  Large-Scale LANs .