{"product_id":"9780596551896","title":"Designing Large Scale Lans: Help for Network Designers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis unique book offers a vendor-neutral approach for designing large  local area networks according to business or organizational needs,  rather than from a product perspective. Author and independent network  design consultant Kevin Dooley outlines \"top-down network design\" for  building a technological infrastructure to fit your organization's  requirements, a process far more effective and cost-efficient than  fitting the organization to the parameters of a shrink-wrapped proprietary  solution.Dooley argues that the design of a network is largely independent of  the products used. Whether you use a Cisco or Juniper router, the same  security issues and protocols apply. The questions he addresses in this  book are need-specific: Do I use a router or a switch? Should I route  between switched areas or switch between routed areas?\u003ci\u003eDesigning Large-Scale LANs\u003c\/i\u003e covers everything from security,  bandwidth and scalability to network reliability, which includes backup,  redundancy, and points of failure. Specific technologies are analyzed in  detail: network topologies, routing and switching strategies, wireless,  virtual LANs, firewalls and gateways, security, Internet protocols,  bandwidth, and multicast services. The book also discusses proprietary  technologies that are ubiquitous, such as Cisco's IOS and Novell's IPX.This complete guide to top-down network design will help you choose  the right network solutions. If you're designing large scale networks  and need expert advice and guidance, look no further than \u003ci\u003eDesigning  Large-Scale LANs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"O'Reilly Media, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106615116016,"sku":"9780596551896","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780596551896_p0.jpg?v=1763724880","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780596551896","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}