The first book devoted exclusively to LAN interconnection, this easy-to-read volume addresses the gamut of LAN interconnection issues through a methodical exposition of LAN - MAN - WAN networking. This single-source reference discusses LANs and WANs in terms of their evolution, benefits, applications, management, carrier development, vendor implementations and progress towards standardization. By the authors of LANs to WANs: network management in the 1990s.