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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:	DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:	Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:	NETCAD::COLELLADT

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4455
Total number of notes:	16761

2771.0. "Book recommendation" by CRONIC::LEMONS (And we thank you for your support.) Mon Sep 18 1995 11:00

    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

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2771.1		NETCAD::DOODY	Michael Doody	`Tue Sep 26 1995 11:01`	6
	How about "Interconnections: Bridges and Routers" Radia Perlman Addison-Wesley ISBN 0-201-56332-0
2771.2	Oldie, but goodie?	CRONIC::LEMONS	And we thank you for your support.	`Thu Oct 05 1995 03:23`	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
2771.3		NETCAD::BRANAM	Steve, Hub Products Engineering, LKG2-2, DTN 226-6043	`Fri Oct 06 1995 17:12`	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.