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Your network is at risk... of becoming obsolete. Fast moving advances in network technology can easily put you at a competitive disadvantage should you fail to keep up with them. It is absolutely essential for you to stay ahead of the latest innovations regarding high speed Ethernet and ATM networks, the Internet as a corporate alternative, wireless networks, telecommuting, videoconferencing, and related technologies. When it comes to your network-which can be either your enterprise’s greatest asset or its Achilles’ heel-you simply cannot afford to have technology pass you by. Featuring critical network technology assessments from some of the most highly respected consultants and developers in the field, The Network Manager’s Handbook is a one-of-a kind resource. This answer-filled compendium provides a rich blend a researched knowledge and real­world experience, and is the result of many thousands of hours of actual hands-on work in the field. This book gives you proven, successful, economical solutions to real-world problems associated with the host of new network technologies. Save your organization hundreds of hours in expensive trial-and-error ...By taking lessons from the trial-and-error of others as recounted in the thorough, no-nonsense chapters of The Network Manager’s Handbook. The Expert-contributors to The Network Manager’s Handbook give you detailed account of: The voice network, its integration with computer systems, how to plan a cutover of major voice systems, and how to protect against toll fraud Bandwidth reservation and allocation in high-speed ATM networks, and how to calculate this using real-time data The art of setting up wireless communications for your enterprise, including how to choose between switch data and packet data wireless solutions The intricacies of operating teleconferencing systems, seamlessly integrating audio, audiographics, multimedia and video And much more, including telecommunications project management, firewalls and related security tools and techniques, the art of effective outsourcing, enterprise network monitoring and analysis, operating a network help desk, and the challenge of dealing with network providers. Table Of Contents Introduction The Management Team Maintaining the Network The Network Providers The Data Network The Voice Network New Technologies Support for the Network Manager Education Support for the Network Manager Appendices