Handbook of Communications Systems Management

With Handbook of Communications Systems Management, you can handle end-user requirements while aligning yourself with your company's business objectives. The Handbook allows you to quickly evaluate your options for cost efficient network solutions and make sound decisions in this ever-changing industry.

Table of Contents:
Section 1: Planning for Communications Systems Information Technology Trends and Business Issues, Louis Fried The Economics of a Strategy for Applying Information Technology, A. Perry Schwartz Security in Value-Added Networks, Steven J. Ross Improving Communication Between End Users and System Developers, Jack T. Marchewka Network Disaster Recovery Planning, Nathan J. Muller Section 2: Business Management Issues Business Trends on the Internet, Harvey Golomb Strategies for Developing and Testing Business Continuity Plans, Kenneth Smith Corporate Lessons for the Communications Systems Manager, Robert E. Umbaugh Hiring and Retaining Valued Employees, Donald D. DeCamp Cost Allocation for Communications Networks, Keith A. Jones Managing Morale When Downsizing, Donald R. Fowler Section 3: Networking Technology Inverse Multiplexing: Technical Foundations and Applications, Steven E. Turner The Benefits of Implementing Frame Relay, Edward Bursk Global Frame Relay, Andres Llana, Jr. Traffic Control Functions in ATM Networks, Byung G. Kim A Guide to Conferencing Technologies, Nathan J. Muller Choosing a Remote Access Strategy, Scott McLeod, Mark Monday and Bill Heerman Considerations for Implementing Corporate Intranets, Nathan Muller Section 4: Interoperability and Standards Issues Worldwide Activities in Standards Conformance Testing, Keith G. Knightson Open Network Addressing, Howard Berkowitz The HSSI Standard for High-Speed Networking, Nathan J. Muller RMON: The SNMP Remote Monitoring Standard, Nathan J. Muller Section 5: Communications Services An Overview of Switched Digital Services, Steven E. Turner High-Speed Services for LAN Interconnection, Nathan J. Muller A Management Briefing on Virtual Private Networks, Nathan J. Muller A Guide to Network Access and Pricing Options, Nathan J. Muller Auditing Telecommunications Costs for Data and Video Communications, William A. Yarberry, Jr. The Telecommunications Deregulation Act, Keith G. Knightson Section 6: The Internet and Internetworking The Essentials of Enterprise Networking, by Keith G. Knightson UPDATED Data Compression in Routed Internetworks, Sunil Dhar Accessing and Using the Internet, Gilbert Held Internet Security Using Firewalls, Vincent Jones Managing Coexisting SNA and LAN Internetworks, Anura Guruge SNA Over Frame Relay, Dick Thunen The New Internet Protocol: IPv6, William Stallings Section 7: Mobile Communications Systems Wireless Communications for Voice and Data, Andres Llana, Jr. The Technical Challenges of Cellular Data Transmission, Steven E. Turner Developing a Cost-Effective Strategy for Wireless Communications, Sami Jajeh Mobile User Security, Ralph R. Stahl, Jr. Managing a Telecommuting Program, Sheila M. Jacobs and Mary Van Sell Section 8: Implementation and Case Studies Acquiring Systems for Multivendor Environments, Thomas Fleishman Evaluating Vendor Support Policies, James A. Papola WAN Network Integration: A Case Study, Charles Breakfield Frame Relay in an IBM Environment, Glenn Brown Network Controls, Frederick Gallegos and Steven Powell Remote LAN/WAN Connections: A Case Study, Charles Breakfield and Roxanne Burkey Section 9: Network Operations and Management Managing Distributed Computing, Richard Ross An Overview of Network Management Systems, Gilbert Held An Introduction to LAN Efficiency, William A. Yarberry. Jr. Protecting Against Hacker Attacks, Ed Norris Documenting a Communications Recovery Plan, Leo Wrobel Points-of-Failure Planning, John P. Murray Section 10: Directions in Communications Systems Remote Computing: Technologies and Trends, Randall Kennedy Information Security and New Technology, Louis Fried Voice Recognition Interfaces for Multimedia Applications, Louis Fried Securing New Information Technology, Louis Fried