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Introduction
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Document Organization
The following summarizes the organization of this manual:
Chapter 1, Introduction , provides basic information about this document,
including the organization and format of the document.
Chapter 2, Review of Networking , describes the important design restrictions
and characteristics of three basic networking technologies.
Chapter 3, The Workgroup Approach , explains the history and product
philosophy behind standalone and stackable workgroup networking devices.
Chapter 4, PIMs and BRIMs , details the operation and use of Cabletron Systems’
various speciality interface modules.
Chapter 5, Network Design , covers the information and decisions involved in the
identification of networking needs and formation of solutions which meet those
needs.
Chapter 6, Ethernet , explains and illustrates the network design process involved
in creating Ethernet workgroups.
Chapter 7, Fast Ethernet , provides information and examples that show the
design issues that must be dealt with when configuring a Fast Ethernet network.
Chapter 8, Token Ring , supplies design and configuration information for Token
Ring workgroup solutions.
Appendix A, Charts and Tables , provides a centralized source for the design
tables found throughout this document, and useful information relating to the
networking technologies that are discussed.