Gigabit Ethernet technology and applications - Norris, Mark (Artech House, 2003)
Includes bibliographical references and index
The Quiet Revolution -- Ethernet: The Story So Far -- Gigabit Ethernets -- Wireless Ethernet -- Total Area Networks -- Storage Area Networks -- A Changing Marketplace -- Managing Total Area Ethernetworks -- Through the Looking Glass -- Appendix A: Complementary Technologies -- Appendix B: Competing Technologies
This volume explains the technical details of the main Ethernet family members, starting with the familiar 10Base-T, through Fast Ethernet, to the latest Gigabit Ethernet and wireless variants. The applications that can now be supported on a uniform network technology are also explained