LAN ( Networks and Local Area Networks) Definition

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ALSO CALLED: Networks and Local Area Networks
DEFINITION: A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line or wireless link. Typically, connected devices share the resources of a single processor or server within a small geographic area (for example, within an office building). Usually, the server has applications and data storage that are shared in common by multiple computer users. A local …
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Recent Vendor Reports on LAN
Third-Party Sort Replacement and Conversion Tool Examples sponsored by Innovative Routines International, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 16 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: The conversion tools provided by CoSort enable you to begin using its flexible and powerful Sort Control Language (SortCL) program, without rewriting your existing legacy sort scripts, or creating new ones. TOPICS: COBOL \| Data Processing Services \| Data Ware-house \| LAN \| Metadata \| UNIX \| Windows

Software Configuration Management Best Practices sponsored by AccuRev WHITE PAPER: Posted: 12 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: AccuRev's software configuration management (SCM) solution is architected to solve the problems associated with today's complex and changing software development environments including geographically distributed, parallel and Agile developm... TOPICS: Best Practices \| LAN \| SCM \| WAN \| Web Development

Scalability of 64-bit Terminal Server Platforms sponsored by VisionApp WHITE PAPER: Posted: 09 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Oct 2006 SUMMARY: This whitepaper first describes the test environment and the methodology used and then it provides detailed descriptions of the various scalability test results. TOPICS: LAN \| Memory \| Network Traffic \| Server Platforms \| Testing

Wireless LAN Vulnerabilities sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc. PODCAST: Posted: 09 May 2008 \| Premiered: 09 May 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: In this podcast, Paul DeBeasi talks about some common wireless LAN vulnerabilities and how adherence to a few best practices can change wireless LAN issues from a problem into a helpful tool for any enterprise. TOPICS: LAN \| Security Best Practices \| Wireless Security

Frontline LAN Troubleshooting Guide sponsored by Fluke Networks BOOK: Posted: 01 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: This guide addresses the challenges network professionals face when it comes to network troubleshooting and outlines eight key steps every technician should know to aid in successful troubleshooting. TOPICS: LAN \| Networking \| Troubleshooting

Why Every Development Team Needs WAN Emulation sponsored by Shunra Virtual Enterprise WHITE PAPER: Posted: 01 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: This white paper describes how WAN emulation makes life easier for developers and the organizations they serve. TOPICS: LAN \| Service Oriented Architecture \| WAN \| Web Services

Managing Application Performance sponsored by Shunra Virtual Enterprise WHITE PAPER: Posted: 01 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: The goals of this white paper is to describe how IT organizations can use WAN emulation tools to improve the performance of applications, plan for change and improve the relationship between the application groups and the network group. TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| LAN \| Sarbanes Oxley Act \| Voice over IP \| WAN

Maximizing the Performance of Web Pages, Applications, & Portals with F5 Accelerator - A Technical Overview sponsored by F5 Networks WHITE PAPER: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Sep 2005 SUMMARY: This paper introduces a new method for maximizing the performance of web pages, applications, and portals delivered to intranets, the Internet and extranet users, aptly named the F5 WebAccelerator. TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| LAN \| Web Applications Management

Deploying F5 Networks BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager with WebAccelerator for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 sponsored by F5 Networks WHITE PAPER: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Nov 2007 SUMMARY: One approach to improving overall system performance is the use of a class of Traffic Management Device commonly referred to as a WAN Accelerator. This paper details the results of using one such solution - the F5 Networks® BIG-IP... TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| LAN \| WAN

Application-Ready Network: Powering the New Enterprise sponsored by F5 Networks WEBCAST: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: In this 30-minute Webcast, hear Joe Skorupa (Gartner), Joerg Nalik (SAP), and Ken Salchow (F5) discuss the challenges faced by organizations deploying enterprise applications and the value of F5's Application Ready Network. This Web... TOPICS: Application Infrastructure \| Application Security \| Applications Management \| LAN \| Network Security \| ROI \| Security Management \| WAN

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LAN DEFINITION (continued): … area network may serve as few as two or three users (for example, in a home network) or as many as thousands of users (for example, in an FDDI network).

Major local area network technologies are:

Ethernet
Token Ring
FDDI

Ethernet is by far the most commonly used LAN technology. A number of corporations use the Token Ring technology. FDDI is sometimes used as a backbone LAN interconnecting Ethernet or Token Ring LANs. Another LAN technology, ARCNET, once the most …
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