IP from A to Z

THE MOST PRECISE, CONCISE AND AUTHORITATIVE IP REFERENCE AVAILABLE!

With Internet- and intranet-based information firmly established as the lifeblood of business, no IT professional can truly succeed without a deep understanding of Internet protocol (IP). If your work includes the maintenance, upgrade, or design of these essential business networks, or you simply need to understand the field’s complex lingo, you’ll welcome the insight of IP A to Z.

Easy to read, easy to use!

Written by a noted networking expert, IP A to Z delivers nearly one hundred detailed articles, each providing comprehensive coverage of a key IP topic. Plus, the book’s wealth of detailed, informative illustrations ensures you’ll come away with a mastery of IP from a variety of perspectives—protocols, applications, services, and management.

From traditional data and addressing issues to cutting edge voice transport mechanisms and streaming content issues, IP A to Z is the one-stop, quick look-up resource no one in networking should be without.

Contents   

   A
    American Registry for Internet Numbers
    American Standard Code for Information Interchange
    Application Service Providers
    Asynchronous Transfer Mode
   B
    Bandwidth Management Systems
    Bluetooth
    Bridges
    Building Local Exchange Carriers
   C
    Cable Modems
    Cable Telephony
    Call Centers
    Carnivore
    Cellular Data Communications
    Cellular Telephones
    Central Office Switches
    Centrex
    Competitive Local Exchange Carriers
    Content Delivery Networks
    Cyber Crime
   D
    Data Compression
    Data Warehouses
    Digital Divide
    Digital Signatures
    Digital Subscriber Line Technologies
    Direct Broadcast Satellite
   E
    Electronic Commerce
    Electronic Data Interchange
    Electronic Mail
    Electronic Software Distribution
    Ethernet
    Extranets
   F
    Fiber in the Loop
    Firewalls
    Fixed Wireless Access
    Frame Relay
   G
    Gateways
   H
    Home Phone-Line Networking
    Hubs
    Hybrid Fiber/Coax
    HyperText Markup Language
   I
    Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers
    Integrated Access Devices
    Integrated Services Digital Network
    Interexchange Carriers
    Internet
    International Corporation for Assinged Names and Numbers
    Internet Engineering Task Force
    Internet Facsimile
    Internet Service Providers
    Internet Telephony
    Intranets
    Inverse Multiplexers
   J
    Java
   L
    LAN Telephony
    Latency
    Local Exchange Carriers
    Local Loop
    Local Multipoint Distribution Service
   M
    Modems
    Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service
    Multiprotocol Label Switching
    Multiservice Networking
   N
    Network Agents
    Network Directory Services
    Network Interface Cards
    Network Security
    Network Statistics
   P
    Performance Baselining
    Personal Digital Assistants
    Ping
    Point-to-Point Protocol
    Private Branch Exchanges
    Protocol Analyzers
    Proxy Servers
    Public Switched Telephone Network
   Q
    Quality of Service
   R
    Repeaters
    Routers
   S
    Simple Network Management Protocol
    Smart Buildings
    Storage