A Framework for High-Speed Networking

A computer network is simply a system of interconnected computers. This chapter emphasizes on the design and implementation of one type of computer networks, which is the local area network (LAN). It is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communication line or wireless link and typically share the resources of a single processor or server within a limited geographic area. Usually, the server has applications and data storage that are shared by multiple computer users to optimize network traffic. Network traffic has increased dramatically during the last few years due to the confluence of several factors (Regnier et.al, 2004). These factors are: AbsTRACT