LAN Technology and Applications

Author: Li Lin
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book presents the basic knowledge and skills required for setting up a local area network (LAN) from a practical perspective, offering strong practicality. It covers current popular wireless LAN technologies, ensuring timeliness. Each chapter includes exercises to facilitate teaching and learning. Free lecture slides are available for download (www.tupwq.net). The book, from a practical standpoint, explains the various fundamental knowledge and skills needed to set up a LAN, including LAN basics, network standards and models, network transmission media, LAN cabling techniques, LAN devices, Ethernet LAN technology, token ring and FDDI networks, ATM LANs, and the use of different network devices to build LANs. It also covers the creation and management of WWW and FTP servers, as well as current popular and highly promising wireless LAN technologies and the setup methods for small-scale wireless LANs. This book is suitable as a textbook for relevant courses in universities, adult education institutions, and can also serve as a reference for individuals interested in LAN setup technologies.