Local Area Network References

The following are references containing more detailed information about Local Area Network (LAN) technologies, standards, principles and operation. References used during the creation of this material are noted in square brackets, giving the subject and relevant chapter/page numbers. Links are included to Web pages where appropriate.

[DAV92]

Davies, G.L.

Simulation of a Token Ring in Pascal-FC (Tutorial Notes)

Department of Computing, University of Bradford

1992

[DEV92]

Devargas, M.

Local Area Networks (2nd edition)

[token ring: Ch. 2 pp44-48]

1992

[DIX87]

Dixon, Roy C.

Lore of the Token Ring

in IEEE Network 1 (1)

1987

[FUR94]

Furht, Borko

Multimedia Systems: An Overview

in IEEE Multimedia 1 (1)

[includes a review of LAN technologies suitable for multimedia systems]

1994

[HAL92]

Halsall, Fred

Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems (3rd edition)

[LANs: Ch. 6] [token ring: pp273-287]

1992

[HAU86]

Haugdaul, J. Scott

Inside The Token Ring

[Ch. 1 pp1-4, Ch. 3 pp30-41]

1986

[HEN96]

hendriks@bit.csc.lsu.edu

Networks Home Page

http://bit.csc.lsu.edu/~hendriks

[HOU91]

Houldsworth, J. et. al.

Open System LANs and Their Global Interconnection

[token ring: Ch. 3 pp3.50-3.62]

1991

[ISO92]

International Standards Organisation (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

Implementation of ISO/IEC 8802-5 - Information Technology - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Part 5 - Token Ring Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications

1992

NB. also published by the BSI as a British Standard and as IEEE Std 802.5-1992

[KEI89]

Keiser, Gerd E.

Local Area Networks

[token ring: Ch. 6 pp240-242, Ch. 10 pp383-388]

1989

[LIN95]

Lindop, Louise

Network Technology: Explaining Ethernet

in PC Magazine UK (Network Edition) 4 (10)

October 1995

[LIN96]

Lindop, Louise

Network Technology: The Need For Speed

in PC Magazine UK (Network Edition) 5 (2)

February 1996

[MAD88]

Madron, Thomas W.

Local Area Networks: The Second Generation

[token ring: Ch. 8 pp 161- 180]

1988

[NIL92]

Nilausen, Jesper

Token Ring Networks

[Ch. 2 pp16-44, 70-72]

1992

[NOR96]

Norfolk, David

Fast Networks: 100Base-T and 100VG-AnyLAN

in PC Magazine UK (Network Edition) 5 (3)

March 1996

[PIT87]

Pitt, Daniel

Standards for the Token Ring

in IEEE Network 1 (1)

1987

[ROS87]

Ross, Floyd E.

Rings Are 'Round For Good!

in IEEE Network 1 (1)

1987

[SPU96]

Spurgeon, Charles c.spurgeon@mail.utexas.edu

Ethernet -- Access to Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) Information

http://wwwhost.ots.utexas.edu/ethernet/

[STA90]

Stallings, William

Local Networks (3rd edition)

[token ring: Ch. 5 pp178-189]

1990

[STA94]

Stallings, William

Data and Computer Communications (4th edition)

[token ring: Ch. 9 pp383-390]

1994

[STR87]

Strole, Norman C.

The IBM Token-Ring Network - A Functional Overview

in IEEE Network 1 (1)

1987

[TAN89]

Tanenbaum, Andrew S.

Computer Networks (2nd edition)

[token ring: Ch. 3 pp153-163]

1989

[WIL87]

Willett, Michael

Token-Ring Local Area Networks - An Introduction

in IEEE Network 1 (1)

1987