4.4 Summary
This chapter has looked at various aspects of LANs. The chapter started with an account of some of the factors that need to be considered when planning a LAN. Factors affecting the choices between peer-to-peer and client-server LANs and between wired and wireless networks were then considered. Various components and devices for both wired LANs and WLANs were also described. Ethernet, being by far the most important LAN technology, was covered at some length. Then, some other wired LAN technologies were described. The chapter finished with a brief sketch of SANs.
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(2007). Local Area Networks. In: Communications and Networking. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-645-2_4
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