Ethernet networking for the small office and professional home office
In a local area network (LAN) or intranet, there are many pieces of hardare trying to gain access to the network transmission media at the same time (i.e., phone lines, coax, wireless, etc.). However, a network cable or wireless transmission frequency can physically only allow one node to use it at...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers/Elsevier
c2007.
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| Edition: | 1st edition |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627122206719 |
| Summary: | In a local area network (LAN) or intranet, there are many pieces of hardare trying to gain access to the network transmission media at the same time (i.e., phone lines, coax, wireless, etc.). However, a network cable or wireless transmission frequency can physically only allow one node to use it at a given time. Therefore, there must be some way to regulate which node has control of the medium (a media access control, or MAC, protocol). Ethernet is a MAC protocol; it is one way to regulate physical access to network tranmission media.Ethernet networking is used primarily by networks th |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781281059413 9786611059415 9780080553603 |
