10.2 Preparation

10.2 Preparation

To be able to understand and apply the concepts in this chapter, you should be familiar with the various technologies used in networks, including the varieties of Ethernet, ATM, frame relay, and packet over synchronous network (SONET) (PoS). The following is a recommended source of more information:

• Interconnections: Bridges, Routers, Switches, and Internetworking Protocols, 2nd edition, Radia Perlman, Addison-Wesley Publishing, October 1999

• Essentials of ATM Networks and Services, by Oliver Chukwudi Ibe, Addison-Wesley Publishing, January 1997

• ATM and SONET Basics, by George Dobrowski and Donald Grise, APDG Publishing, January 2001

• Switched, Fast, and Gigabit Ethernet, by Sean Riley and Robert A. Breyer, New Riders Publishing, January 1999

• Frame Relay: Technology and Practice, by Jeff T. Buckwalter, Addison-Wesley Publishing, December 1999