Layer 1 & 2

LAN

• IEEE Standards Status Report
• IEEE 802 Standards for Free
• Introduction to LAN Protocols [Cisco]
• 100VG-AnyLAN (IEEE 802.12)
  • 100VG-AnyLAN [Ocampa]
  • 100VG-AnyLAN Web FAQ [R. G. Russell]
• Ethernet (IEEE 802.3)
  • Multipoint Data Communication System with Collision Detection [US Patent]
  • 802.1p - Bringing Prioritization Services To Ethernet [Network Computing]
  • Ethernet [Cisco]
  • Ethernet [C. Spurgeon]
  • Ethernet [H. Gilbert]
  • Ethernet Tutorial [LANtronix]
  • Ethernet Technologies [Cisco]
  • Interactive Ethernet Network Troubleshooting [Network Computing]
  • Type Codes [M. A. Patton]
  • FAQ - comp.dcom.lans.ethernet
  • Gigabit and Fast Ethernet technology [D. Becker]
  • Vendor Codes
    • Vendor Codes (OUI) [IEEE]
    • Vendor Codes [M. A. Patton]
    • MAC Address Lookup [J. Coffer]
  • Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE 802.3z)
    • Introduction to Gigabit Ethernet [Cisco]
    • Gigabit Ethernet [IPJ/Cisco]
    • 1000base-T - Delivering Gigabit Intelligence on Copper Infrastructure [Cisco]
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE 802.3ae)
    • 10 Gig Ethernet Tutorial [IEEE]
    • 10 Gigabit Ethernet Position Statement [Cisco]
    • 10Gbase-T (802.3an)
    • 10Gbase-T - An Overview [Aquantia / Ethernet Alliance]
  • 100 Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE 802.3 HSSG)
  • Link Aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad)
    • Fast EtherChannel White Paper [Cisco]
    • Understanding Fast EtherChannel on Cisco Switching and Routing Devices [Cisco]
    • Understanding and Designing Networks Using Fast EtherChannel Technology [Cisco]
  • Power over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af)
    • Power over Ethernet Consumption
    • All You Need to Know About PoE And The IEEE 802.3af Standard [PowerDsine]
    • The Promise of PoE [Cisco Packet]
    • PoE Drivers and Applications [Cisco]
    • PoE White Paper [Cisco]
    • Powering The Converged Network (PDF) [PowerDsine]
    • Understanding the Cisco IP Phone 10/100 Ethernet In-Line Power Detection Algorithm [Cisco]
• FDDI (ANSI X3T9.5)
  • FDDI [Cisco]
  • FDDI Tutorials [IOL FDDI Consortium]
• Token Ring (IEEE 802.5)
  • IEEE 802.5 Web Site
  • Interactive Token-Ring Network Troubleshooting [Network Computing]
  • Token Ring [Cisco]
  • FAQ - comp.dcom.lans.token-ring

• An Introduction to Wireless Technology [IBM]
• Clear Signals For Wireless LANs [Information Week]
• Wireless LANs [GCN]
• Wireless LAN Communications [IBM]
• No Strings Attached: The Wireless LAN Alternative [Network Computing]
• Planning and Implementing Wireless LANS [Network Computing]
• Bluetooth Momentum Builds, But Hurdles Remain [TechWeb]
• IEEE 802.11 [Cisco]
• Organisations
  • IEEE 802.11 Working Group
  • Official Bluetooth Website
  • Wi-Fi Alliance

• Introduction to WAN Technologies [Cisco]
• ATM
  • About ATM [ATM Forum]
  • ATM Internetworking [Cisco]
  • ATM Switching [Cisco]
  • ATM Technical Overview [IBM]
  • Cell Relay Retreat
  • Designing ATM Internetworks [Cisco]
  • Internetworking over ATM Networks [IBM]
• Cable Modems
  • CATV CyberLab
• Frame Relay
  • Building a Frame Relay Network [Network Computing]
  • Frame Relay [Cisco]
  • Frame Relay Forum
  • Frame Relay Tutorials [Alliance Datacom]
• ISDN
  • ISDN [Cisco]
  • ISDN [D. Kegel]
  • ISDN Connectivity [Network Computing]
  • ISDN Primer [ACC]
  • ISDN Tutorial [R. Becker]
  • ISDN Zone
• Ethernet
  • Ethernet Alliance
  • IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) [IEEE]
  • Long-Reach Ethernet Technology [Cisco]
  • What is Long-Reach Ethernet Networking? [Cisco]
• SONET / SDH
  • A Brief Overview of SONET Technology [Cisco]
  • SONET / Fiber Optic System
  • Presentation Notes for SONET / SDH
  • SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy [Mercury Comm]
  • SDH Pocket Guide [Acterna]
  • Packet-over-SONET/SDH, Application Note [Cisco]
• RPR (IEEE 802.17)
  • IEEE 802.17 - Resilient Packet Ring Working Group
  • Resilient Packet Ring Alliance
  • Spatial Reuse Protocol Technology, White Paper [Cisco]
  • Dynamic Packet Transport Technology and Applications Overview, White Paper [Cisco]
  • Dynamic Packet Transport Technology and Performance, White Paper [Cisco]
• xDSL
  • ADSL and SDSL [Network Magazine]
  • DSL Forum
  • Digital Subscriber Line [Cisco]
• Misc
  • All You Wanted to Know About T1 But Were Afraid to Ask [DCB]
  • Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) [Cisco]
  • SMDS [Cisco]
  • Synchronous Data Link Control and Derivatives (SDLC, HDLC, LAPB) [Cisco]
  • X.25 [Cisco]

• Bridging Basics [Cisco]
• Mixed-Media Bridging [Cisco]
• Source-Route Bridging [Cisco]
• Transparent Bridging [Cisco]
• Spanning-Tree Protocol
  • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Port Cost
  • Understanding and Designing Networks Using Spanning Tree [Cisco]
  • Understanding Spanning-Tree Protocol Topology Changes [Cisco]
  • Understanding and Tuning Spanning-Tree Protocol Timers [Cisco]
  • Understanding Rapid Spanning-Tree Protocol (802.1w) [Cisco]
  • Understanding Multiple Spanning-Tree Protocol (802.1s) [Cisco]

• Broadcasts in Switched LAN Internetworks [Cisco]
• Designing Switched LAN Internetworks [Cisco]
• LAN Switching [Cisco]
• LAN Switching [Cisco]
• The Virtual LAN Technology Report [3Com]