Illustrated Handbook of High-Speed Networks

These are the protocol related aspects, such as switched networks, ATM, MAC layer, network and transport layer; and the services and applications.
A high-level overview of cutting-edge network and Intranet design, this book focuses on high-speed technologies like routing for multimedia, how to manage traffic flow, and compression techniques for maximizing throughout.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Need for Speed and Quality of Service
Chapter 2 Data Networks and Communication Protocol
Chapter 3 Fast Ethernet: IEEE 802.3 100Base-T
Chapter 4 IEEE 802.8 FDDI and IEEE 802.12 VGAnyLAN
Chapter 5 Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Chapter 6 High Speed Transport-Level Traffic Control
Chapter 7 Ipv6: The Next Generation of Interne
Chapter 8 Routing For High Speed and Multimedia