Wide-area data network performance engineering / Robert G. Cole, Ravi Ramaswamy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cole, Robert G., 1955- author.

Ramaswamy, Ravi, author.

Series:

Telecommunications & networking library.

Telecommunications & networking library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer network protocols.

Network performance (Telecommunication).

Wide area networks (Computer networks).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (422 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Artech House, [2000]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As customers migrate en masse from private lines to frame relay/ATM technologies, the need for effective multi-protocol wide-area networks increases dramatically. With this new book, network designers and engineers get the help they need to ensure that hardware, software, and data transport devices deliver the expected level of performance in this challenging environment. Using this practical guide, you acquire the skills you need to design a router network carrying a variety of traffic, including Internet and intranet, over frame relay devices. You gain a comprehensive understanding of routers.

Contents:

Vii; Preface xv; Acknowledgments xvii; 1 Introduction 1; 1.1 Enterprise Networking 1; 1.2 Our Approach to Performance Engineering 4; 1.3 Layout of the Book 5; Part I: General Principles 9; 2 Wide-Area Networking Technologies 11; 2.1 Introduction 11; 2.2 Time-Division Multiplexing Networks 13; 2.3 X.25 Networks 15; 2.4 Frame Relay 19; 2.5 Asynchronous Transport Mode 30; 2.6 Internet Protocol 37; 2.7 Multiprotocol Encapsulation: Agreements for PPP, X.25, Frame Relay, ATM, and IP 47; 2.8 Link Level Interworking Agreements 49; 2.9 Summary 52.

5 Frame Relay Performance Issues 1375.1 Introduction 137; 5.2 Private Line Versus Frame Relay 138; 5.3 Global Frame Relay Connections 148; 5.4 Bandwidth Sizing 150; 5.5 Traffic Discrimination 165; 5.6 Global Versus Local DLCI 174; 5.7 Virtual Circuit Scaling Issues 176; 5.8 Summary 177; References 179; 6 Using Pings for Performance Analysis 181; 6.1 Introduction 181; 6.2 Pings 182; 6.3 Calculating Ping Delays 184; 6.4 Using Pings to Verify Network Latency 189; 6.5 General Comments Regarding the Use of Pings to Estimate Network Latency 191.

6.6 Calculating Delays for Large Pings 1926.7 Summary 196; Reference 196; Part II: Specific Application/Protocol Suites 197; 7 WAN Performance Analysis of TCP/IP Applications: FTP, HTTP, and Telnet 199; 7.1 Introduction 199; 7.2 Some Essential Aspects of TCP Operation 201; 7.3 Calculating TCP Bulk Data Transfer Times and Throughput 204; 7.4 Calculating TCP Throughput for Loaded WAN Links 225; 7.5 WAN Performance Issues for HTTP 230; 7.6 TCP Telnet Performance Issues 242; 7.7 Review of Methods to Provide Traffic Discrimination for TCP/IP Applications 247; 7.8 Summary 250.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781580533843

1580533841

9781580532099

1580532098

OCLC:

875096258