Index_B

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B

Backbone network, 191–93

defined, 191

private networking, 191–92

public networking, 192–93

See also TDM infrastructures

Backbone routers, 109

Backups

automated, 68–69

dial, 371–72

ISDN, configuration, 370

SANs for, 80

T1, via ISDN, 369–70

Backward explicit congestion notification (BECN), 228, 229

Big Sister, 281, 282

Bindery data reporting, 47–48

Biometrics, 306–9

defined, 307

fingerprint recognition, 307–9

typing rhythms, 309

See also Security

Bipolar eight zero substitution (B8ZS), 196, 212–13

Bit error rate tester (BERT), 218

Boot Protocol (BOTP), 131

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), 110–11, 355

Bridge protocol data units (BPDUs), 102

Bridges, 60, 100–106

beacon interval, 134

broadcast SSID, 134

conclusion, 124–25

configuring, 130–31

data rate, 133

frequency, 134

local, 101

logs, 147

OSI model and, 101

packet encryption, 135–36

performance monitoring, 142–44

range, 134

remote, 101

root, 136

routers vs., 106

RTS/CTS, 134–35

source-route, 102, 103

source-route translation, 102, 105–6

time, 136

translation, 102, 103–5

transparent, 101, 102–3

uses, 100–101

in wireless network, 129

BrightStor, 91–92

BroadbandSWAT, 350

Broadcast zones, 87

Business gateways, 119

Bus topology

network availability, 57

network reliability, 56–57

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