Practical Planning for Network Growth (Hewlett-Packard Professional Books) - Hardcover

As computer networks grow, network managers and system administrators are challenged to improve their network's performance. This book offers multi-vendor, multi-protocol, heterogeneous tools for evaluating and improving network performance. Covers the fundamentals of network performance analysis; the parameters found in media such as Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI; interconnect devices such as hubs, bridges, routers, and Ethernet switches; wide area technologies such as T-!, Frame Relay, and X.25; server architecture; and the application of practical tools such as LOTUS 123, MathCAD, and PlanNet to real network performance problems.

A network that's too small can slow you down and squeeze your productivity. One that's too big can eat up your budget and confuse your users. Whether you have an Ethernet or a Wide Area Network, this book will give you the tools to analyze your needs and tailor a network to suit you perfectly.