IV. Ethernet Switches and Network Design
by Joann Zimmerman, Charles E. Spurgeon
Ethernet: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition
- Preface
- I. Introduction to Ethernet
- 1. The Evolution of Ethernet
- 2. IEEE Ethernet Standards
- 3. The Ethernet System
- 4. The Ethernet Frame and Full-Duplex Mode
- 5. Auto-Negotiation
- 6. Power Over Ethernet
- II. Ethernet Media Systems
- 7. Ethernet Media Signaling and Energy Efficient Ethernet
- 8. 10 Mb/s Ethernet
- 10BASE-T Media System
- Fiber Optic Media Systems (10BASE-F)
- 10BASE-FL Fiber Optic Characteristics
- 9. 100 Mb/s Ethernet
- 10. Gigabit Ethernet
- 11. 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- 10 Gigabit Standards Architecture
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet Twisted-Pair Media Systems (10GBASE-T)
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet Short Copper Cable Media Systems (10GBASE-CX4)
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet Short Copper Direct Attach Cable Media Systems (10GSFP+Cu)
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Optic Media Systems
- 10 Gb/s Fiber Optic Media Specifications
- 10 Gigabit WAN PHYs
- 12. 40 Gigabit Ethernet
- 13. 100 Gigabit Ethernet
- 14. 400 Gigabit Ethernet
- III. Building an Ethernet System
- 15. Structured Cabling
- 16. Twisted-Pair Cables and Connectors
- 17. Fiber Optic Cables and Connectors
- IV. Ethernet Switches and Network Design
- 18. Ethernet Switches
- 19. Network Design with Ethernet Switches
- Advantages of Switches in Network Designs
- Switch Traffic Bottlenecks
- Network Resiliency with Switches
- Routers
- Special-Purpose Switches
- Advanced Switch Features
- V. Performance and Troubleshooting
- 20. Ethernet Performance
- 21. Network Troubleshooting
- VI. Appendixes
- A. Resources
- Cable and Connector Suppliers
- Cable Testers
- Cabling Information
- Ethernet Jumbo Frames
- Ethernet Media Converters
- Ethernet OUIs or Vendor Codes
- Ethernet Bridging and the Spanning Tree Protocol
- Layer 2 Network Failure Modes
- Cisco Validated Design Guides
- Ethernet Switches
- Network Protocol Analyzers
- Network Management Information
- Requests for Comments (RFCs)
- Power over Ethernet
- Standards Documents and Standards Organizations
- Switch Performance
- Switch Latency
- Switch and Network Management
- Traffic Flow Monitoring
- B. Half-Duplex Operation with CSMA/CD
- C. External Transceivers
- Glossary
- A. Resources
- Index
- Colophon
- Copyright
Part IV. Ethernet Switches and Network Design
This section will describe the fundamentals of network design, and how to design and build Ethernet systems using Ethernet switches. Chapter 18 provides an introduction to the operation of Ethernet switches, while Chapter 19 covers the basics of network design with switches and provides brief descriptions of advanced switches.
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