Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Introduction Standards Network Management Security VLANs-Benefits and Problems The Vendors Chpater 2 Virtual Organizations Organizational Trends Implications of Changes for IT Security Support Access Needs Chapter 3 Network Construction Basics OSI Reference Model LAN Standards LAN Types Data Format The Role of Bridges,and Switches in Networks An Overview of Switching Chapter 4 VLAN Construction VLAN Types Automation Communicating VLAN Membership Information VLAN Issues Equipment Used Managing Switched Networks and VLANs Chapter 5 Standards Background IEEE 802.1D IEEE 802.1P IEEE 802.1Q IEEE 802.1O LANE MPOA Classic IP over ATM DHCP and BOOTP ARP and ICMP IPv6 Chapter 6 Managing VLANs The Need for VLAN Management Traffic Management in Switched Networks RMON in a Switched Environment ATM Switching in Traffic Management Is ATM Manageable? Modeling VLAN Management Complexity Chapter 7 Security Switched Networks and VLAN Security VLANs as Security Domains Product Categories Where We Are Now with VLAN Security Advanced VLAN Security Topics Security Standards Chapter 8 Benefits,Problems,and Performance Considerations Benefits of VLANs Problems with VLANs Enhancing VLAN Performance The VLAN and the WAN Chapter 9 Current Products Available The VLAN Vendor Scene Detailed Implementation Notes Recommendations Chapter 10 Looking to the Future Will VLANs Be Taken Up? How VLANs Will Change Our Enterprise Networks Appendix A The Vendors Appendix B Standards Bodies Glossary Bibliography Index