IP switching

Your complete, one-stop guide to the hottest area in networking: IP switching. As the Internet and intranets sag under the
weight of user demand, and accusatory finger point to routers as the bottleneck culprits, a host of new Internet Protocol (IP)
switching technologies have appeared, promising rescue. But what kind of switch can actually deliver the reduced latency,
improved QoS (quality of service), and greater bandwidth demanded by services such as videoconferencing, multicasting, and
virtual reality? Which switches meet the needs of your network? And, perhaps most importantly, which will keep up with
technology that's always on the move? This book, covering both the firmware and software of IP switching, and written by one
of the field's foremost experts, has all the answers. It provides the best overview of the entire arena, giving you everything from
a nuts-and-bolts explanation of switching technology to a detailed, all-inclusive analysis of vendor offerings.

Look for: a
top-to-bottom survey of switching technology developments; clear contrasts with routing technology; understandable
descriptions of how different switches work; detailed comparisons of brand-name switches from ARIS, Ipsilon, Cisco,
Toshiba, and more; a full discussion of multicasting; readable explanations of Multiprotocol Over ATM (MPOA), layering
Classical IP, I-PNNI, PAR, and much more; the latest standards from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the ATM
Forum; and the IEEE. Network designers, network managers, Internet service providers, and anyone dealing with the
technical aspects of fast data flow, all need IP Switching: Protocols and Architectures. No matter how you look at it, it's the
most readable, comprehensive, and authoritative guide to the most sought-after frontier in networking.