LAN Times guide to wide area networks Book

1	So You Think You're Ready for the Long Haul	3
2	Codes and Signaling	23
3	Basic Trunking, or Two Tin Cans and a String	39
4	Basic Transmission	57
5	The Regulatory Environment: Past, Present, and Future	69
6	The Players	85
7	Determining the Requirements for Wide Area Connections	97
8	Now for the Hard Part	113
9	T1 Services	125
10	Switched Multimegabit Data Service	145
11	X.25	159
12	Frame Relay	181
13	Integrated Services Digital Network	203
14	IsoEthernet	229
15	Asynchronous Transfer Mode	243
16	Digital Subscriber Line Services and Cable Modems	285
17	Preparing to Go Wide	297
18	Tariffed Services	309
19	Contract Services	321
20	Value-Added Carriers	329
21	Preparing a Request for Proposals for WAN Service	335
22	Questions for the Finalists	345
23	Reviewing Your Bills	353
24	Management	359
25	Troubleshooting	387
26	WAN Security	399
27	Sticky Places on the WAN	423
28	Connecting Your Network to the Internet	461
App. A	Open Systems	489
App. B	The Standards Organizations	501
App. C	The Supporting Organizations	505
App. D	The Regulatory Bodies	509
	App. E: Bibliography	511