Introduction
Document Organization
The following summarizes the organization of this manual:
Chapter 1, Introduction, provides basic information about this document, including the organization and format of the document.
Chapter 2, Review of Networking, describes the important design restrictions and characteristics of three basic networking technologies.
Chapter 3, The Workgroup Approach, explains the history and product philosophy behind standalone and stackable workgroup networking devices.
Chapter 4, PIMs and BRIMs, details the operation and use of Cabletron Systems’ various speciality interface modules.
Chapter 5, Network Design, covers the information and decisions involved in the identification of networking needs and formation of solutions which meet those needs.
Chapter 6, Ethernet, explains and illustrates the network design process involved in creating Ethernet workgroups.
Chapter 7, Fast Ethernet, provides information and examples that show the design issues that must be dealt with when configuring a Fast Ethernet network.
Chapter 8, Token Ring, supplies design and configuration information for Token Ring workgroup solutions.
Appendix A, Charts and Tables, provides a centralized source for the design tables found throughout this document, and useful information relating to the networking technologies that are discussed.
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