Document Outline

• Notice
• Contents
• Introduction
  • Using This Guide
  • Document Organization
  • Document Conventions
    • Warnings and Notifications
    • Formats
  • Additional Assistance
  • Related Documentation
• Review of Networking
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Token Ring
• The Workgroup Approach
  • Standalones
    • Standalones, the Original Networking Devices
    • Management of Standalones
    • Limitations of Standalones
  • Stackables
    • How Stacks Work
    • Intelligence in the Stack
    • Internetworking for Stacks
    • Limitations of Stacks
• PIMs and BRIMs
  • Port Interface Modules
    • Types of PIMs
      • EPIMs
      • Fast Ethernet Interface Modules
      • TPIMs
      • FPIMs
      • APIMs
      • WPIMs
  • Bridge/Router Interface Modules
    • Types of BRIMs
      • BRIM-E6
      • BRIM-E100
      • BRIM-F6
      • BRIM-A6
      • BRIM-W6
• Network Design
  • The Role of the Workgroup
    • Workgroup Establishment Criteria
      • Geographical Proximity
      • Departmental Organization
      • Common Function
      • Priority Organization
    • Selecting Workgroup Technologies
  • Creating a Manageable Plan
    • Logical Layout
      • Component Location
      • Cabling
    • Fault Aversion
      • Single Points of Failure
      • Redundancy
      • Isolation and Recovery
    • Network Maps and Record Keeping
      • Tracking Functions
      • Tracking Changes
  • Network Expandability
  • The Workgroup as the Network
  • The Workgroup in the Larger Network
    • What Is a Backbone?
    • Methods of Configuring Backbones
      • The Distributed Backbone
      • The Collapsed Backbone
      • Devices as Backbones
    • Choosing Backbone Technologies
• Ethernet
  • Ethernet Workgroup Devices
    • Shared Devices
    • Switched Devices
  • Ethernet Workgroup Design
    • The Home Office
      • Abstracting the Design Process
        • Management
        • Media
        • Interconnection
        • Expandability
        • Port Count
        • Price
        • Other Considerations
      • Design Example
    • The Small Office
      • Abstracting the Design Process
        • Management
        • Media
        • Interconnection
        • Expandability
        • Port Count
        • Price
        • Other Considerations
      • Design Example
    • The Remote Office
      • BRIM Selection
      • PIM Selection
      • Design Example
    • The High-End Department
      • Abstracting the Design Process
        • Management
        • Expandability
        • Interconnection
        • Port Count
        • Price
      • Design Example
    • Permutations
      • Design Example
• Fast Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet Workgroup Devices
    • Shared Devices
    • Switched Devices
  • Fast Ethernet Workgroup Design
    • Small Offices
      • Abstracting the Design Process
        • Management Requirements
        • Port Count
      • Design Example
    • High-End Department
      • Abstracting the Design Process
        • Media
        • Port Count
      • Design Example
    • Fast Ethernet as a Backbone
      • Design Example
• Token Ring
  • Token Ring Workgroup Devices
    • Shared Devices
  • Token Ring Workgroup Design
    • Small Office
      • Abstracting the Design Process
        • Management Requirements
        • Media
        • Port Count
        • Ring Extensions
      • Design Example
• Charts and Tables
  • Workgroup Design Tables
    • Ethernet
    • Fast Ethernet
    • Token Ring
    • PIMs and BRIMs
  • Networking Standards and Limitations
    • Ethernet
      • Distance Limitations
      • General Rules
    • Fast Ethernet
      • Distance Limitations
      • Network Radii
    • Token Ring
      • Distance Limitations
      • Ring-In/Ring-Out Limitations
      • General Rules
    • FDDI
      • FDDI Distance Limitations
      • General Rules
• Glossary
• Index