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The book Fundamentals of Local Area Networks - Part 1 / 2 is the seminar handout part 1 of 2 covering the first day of our vendor-independent 2-day seminar Local Area Networks. This seminar is intended for all interested in Local Area Networks (LAN) for office and industrial environments. I recommend that you are familiar with general IT topics and some basics of datacommunication as I cover in seminar and books Basics in Datacommunication (Parts 1, 2 and 3) CONTENT of this ebook Part 1 (this part): Short introduction to networking in general (LAN, WAN) Typical features and applications of Local Area Networks (LAN) Cabling technology (twisted pair, cable categories or classes, coaxial, optical fiber types ) Media Access Control (MAC) procedures (CSMA/CD, Ethernet, IEEE 802.3, CSMA/CA Wireless Local Area Network) Higher layer protocols (including brief description of TCP/IP protocols as they are used in the Internet and many Local Area Networks).

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Ronald Schlager, tied up to communication technologies since 1980. 10 years of experience in hardware and software development for computer interfaces and packet switching systems for public network operators. He is owner of schlager communications services GmbH (http: //www.schlager-cs.co.at). Since 1988 Ronald Schlager offers and presents independent and neutral public and private seminars about communication technologies, protocols and their application. He is independent consultant and planner of communications solutions. Since 2012 he publishes books and eBooks.

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