4. Addressing
As the above list shows, there are different types of local area networks, either for commercial reasons (one manufacturer or a group of manufacturers decide to push their technology), or for technical reasons (access methods for wireless and wired networks are different). Nevertheless, it's important that all these types of network have the same address format, to facilitate their interconnection and, more generally, their management.
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Bibliography
- (1) - TOUTAIN (L.) - Réseaux locaux et Internet. Des protocoles à l'interconnexion. - Éditions Hermès (2003).
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- Part 3 : Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) access method and physical layer specifications - IEEE Std. 802.3 - 2005
- IEEE Standard for Information technology – Telecommunications and information exchange between systems – Local and metropolitan area networks – Specific requirements – Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications - IEEE 802.11...
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