1. Executive summary; 2. Technical LAN overview; 3. LAN concepts and topologies; 4. LAN components; 5. LAN acquisition strategies; 6. LAN internetworking methods and strategies; 7. LAN standards; 8. IBM token-ring LANs; 9. Ethernet LANS; 10. ARCnet LANs; 11. FDDI backbone LANs; 12. IBM OS/2-based LANs; 13. Microsoft's LAN manager; 14. Novell netware; 15. Banyan VINES; 16. 3Com LAN overview; 17. Peer-to-Peer LANs; 18. Overview of LAN test equipment; 19. Conclusions; Appendices : A. Glossary of LAN terms; B. Vendors and suppliers; List of figures; List of tables;.