| Title: | DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE |
| Notice: | Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7 |
| Moderator: | NETCAD::COLELLA DT |
| Created: | Wed Nov 13 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 4455 |
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Hi
I'm trying to locate an up-to-date book that talks about routers,
bridges, repeaters in a multi-wire (Ethernet, FDDI) multi-protocol (IP,
DECnet, LAT, NetBEUI) environment. I need a deeper understanding of
how these work together.
Thanks!
tl
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| 2771.1 | NETCAD::DOODY | Michael Doody | Tue Sep 26 1995 13:01 | 6 | |
How about
"Interconnections: Bridges and Routers"
Radia Perlman
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 0-201-56332-0
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| 2771.2 | Oldie, but goodie? | CRONIC::LEMONS | And we thank you for your support. | Thu Oct 05 1995 05:23 | 6 |
Thanks for the recommendation. The DLN has a copy, so I've checked it
out. It was written in 1992. Is that so old that I should seek a
newer tome?
tl
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| 2771.3 | NETCAD::BRANAM | Steve, Hub Products Engineering, LKG2-2, DTN 226-6043 | Fri Oct 06 1995 19:12 | 10 | |
Shouldn't be too old. Radia Perlman used to work for Digital, and I believe is the mother of the Spanning Tree Protocol. It probably does not go into detail about routability/bridgeability of LAT or NetBui protocols, since these are more proprietary (so is DECnet, but it is a widely-discussed protocol suite in networking texts). The discussion of network layers and mapping of layers to equipment classes should still be valid. Just beware the "switching" buzzword. This can encompass what were traditionally viewed as bridges and repeaters. To my mind this blurs a well-defined distinction, although there are probably some justifiable hybrid functions, mixing repeating, bridging, and routing functions, the way brouters mix bridging and routing. | |||||