The Handbook of International Connectivity Standards - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0442308515 ISBN 13: 9780442308513

Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Computer, 1992

Synopsis

The Handbook of International Connectivity Standards is an essential reference for IS and telecommunications professionals. It is a source for understanding how the major connectivity standards are designed, what specific needs they address, and where standards can contribute in the reader's own computing strategy. The major proprietary standards are included, as well as those developed by international committees. The overall focus of The Handbook of International Connectivity Standards is on the practical day-to-day issues and problems that the standards are designed to solve.
Among the topics included are: the emergence of worldwide standards; including open distributed computing; major enterprise-wide communications standards: SNA, DECnet, TCP/IP, XNS; open systems interconnection and related standards: the OSI model, X.25, X.400, X.500, HDLC, GOSIP; Local Area Network/Personal Computer Standards: Ethernet, Token Ring, Token Bus, NETBIOS; Wide Area Networks: ISDN, FDDI; other standards: Document Interchange, Electronic Data Interchange, T1-T3.
Chapters are liberally illustrated and written with a practical, real-world approach by contributors who are leaders in their respective fields. The Handbook of International Connectivity Standards is an indispensable reference for any computer professional's library.

About this title

Synopsis

Network systems programmers and managers, and MIS directors looking for a convenient, authoritative guide to international connectivity standards should find this handbook useful. It provides an international perspective on connectivity standards and covers practical day-to-day network management considerations, including implementation guidelines. Focusing on connectivity, networking, and communications, the handbook emphasises the major connectivity standards models in such areas as peer-to-peer communications, local area networks, high speed wide area networks, high speed fibre area networks, electronic mail, document interchange, electronic data interchange and communications protocols. Here, too, is coverage of all major proprietary standards, including IBM's SNA and DEC's DECNET, open standards such as OSI, TCP/IP, ISDN and many others. Each chapter focuses on a single standard, and practical examples throughout reinforce the book's user-friendly orientation. This book should be of interest to network systems programmers and management information systems directors.

Edition details

• Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Computer
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0442308515
• ISBN 13: 9780442308513
• Binding: Hardcover
• Editor: McClain Gary R.