The publication of a fifth edition of this ever-popular book confirms its place as the definitive treatment of local and metropolitan area networks. The book provides an in-depth presentation of the technology and architecture of LANs and MANs. It emphasizes such key areas as topology, transmission medium, protocols, performance, internetworking, and network management. The book provides a thorough, up-to-date discussion of all key network standards including IEEE 802, FDDI, and ATM LANs.