Internetworking

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Internetworking principle sketch

Internetworking is the term used to describe the connection between two or more computer networks . In this context, the term network refers to locally restricted networks ( LAN ).

Routers enable or regulate the flow of data between the networks. You are u. a. responsible for choosing the path of the data through the various networks ( routing ). By using several routers, several networks are often combined to form a large-scale network ( WAN ).

Internetworking allows networks of different networking technologies to be connected, e.g. B. Ethernet with Token Ring . Internetworking uses a common network protocol for this purpose , which can be used on all supported networking technologies. Such a protocol forms the network layer (layer 3) of the OSI model , which represents the individual networks as a uniform network.

An example of internetworking is the Internet . The Internet supports various networking technologies, including Ethernet and Token Ring. The Internet Protocol  (IP) is used as a common protocol . Internetworking is only possible with an active internet connection .

literature

  • Christoph Meinel, Harald Sack: Internetworking. Technical basics and applications, Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2012, ISBN 978-3-540-92939-0 .
  • Internetworking Technologies Handbook . Fourth Edition, Cisco Systems Inc, Indianapolis 2004, ISBN 1-58705-119-2 .
  • Yongguang Zhang (Ed.): Internetworking and Computing Over Satellite Networks. Springer Science + Business Media LLC, New York 2003, ISBN 978-1-4613-5073-6 .
  • Stefan Freischlad: Development and testing of the didactic system internetworking in computer science classes. Universitätsverlag Potsdam, Potsdam 2010, ISBN 978-3-86956-058-8 .
  • Jürgen Scherff: Basic course in computer networks. 2nd edition, Vieweg + Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden 2010, ISBN 978-3-8348-0366-5 .

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