Open System LANs and their Global Interconnection. Electronics and Communications Reference Series

This is a "source book" on Local Area Networks (LANs) technology with the main emphasis on Open System Interconnection (OSI) standards. It contains comprehensive information on all aspects of LAN systems from copper and fibre wiring to the media access control systems for Ethernet (CSMA/MD), token ring, token bus, slotted ring and FDDI LAN technologies