...takes to travel a network. Latency often has little to do with the physical distance a signal travels; it’s more affected by the number and type of nodes that a signal travels through. A satellite connection, for instance, often adds a great d...

...Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), wireless, and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL). • Remote access enables remote users to dial into your LAN over the phone by using either land lines or a cellular conne...

...used in 10-/100-Mbps network connections spread out over extended areas, including cable television and campus backbone applications. • Phone companies have now turned to single-mode fibre cables because they get longer distances with fewer repea...

...the transceiver to the network interface card. • The maximum number of segments is five, but only three can have computers attached. The others are for network extension. • The maximum length of one segment is 500 metres. • The maximum total length...

...found on most types of network equipment, including NICs, switches, routers, and media converters. Because these devices are totally backwards compatible with other Ethernet devices, all you need to do to reap energy savings is to swap out devices....

...as single, secure network segments, even though they may be part of a much larger physical LAN. • VLAN technology is ideal for enterprises with far-reaching networks. Instead of having to make expensive, time-consuming service calls, system ad...