Lan Times Encyclopedia of Networking (LAN Times series)

1,000 + Pages of Instant Networking Answers Just how fast is ATM? SHould I use OSI to manage my network? What is the most secure way to conduct business transactions over the Internet? For instant answers to hundreds of questions like these, turn to the LAN Times Encyclopedia of Networking, by Tom Sheldon. It's the ultimate desktop guide to networking trends and technologies-from peer-to-peer communication and data encryption to broadband communications and LANs and WANs. Organized alphabetically, each clearly-written entry gives you ready-tosue facts, concepts and procedures on: Standards and protocols, including the WAN protocol, client-server protocol, messaging APIs, E-mail and more; Management and security issues such as authentication and authorization, digital signatures, key encryption, distributed file systems and more; Methods and technologies: Ethernet, Token Ring, ARCNETl TCPP and many others; Telecommunications topics, including carrier services like Frame Relay, ATM, ISDN, and SONET; and much, much more.