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CCNA Practical Studies

Practice for the new CCNA exam #640-801, as well as #640-607, with hands-on networking lab scenarios

* Build your own home internetworking lab from the ground up and use it to master essential internetworking skills
* Select Cisco router components and navigate within Cisco IOS(r) Software
* Gain access to Cisco routers and switches and configure a terminal server to access each lab router
* Configure hostnames and set passwords
* Configure router interfaces such as Ethernet, Token Ring, Loopback, and Serial
* Configure multiple routing protocols, including RIP, IGRP, and EIGRP
* Implement route redistribution to share routing information between routing domains
* Connect remote offices to the main network with ISDN DDR
* Integrate IPX into the network
* Control access with standard and extended access lists
* Troubleshoot common network failures

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CCNA INTRO Exam Certification Guide (CCNA Self-Study, 640-821, 640-801)

The official self-study test preparation guide for the Cisco CCNA INTRO exam 640-821

Master CCNA INTRO exam topics, including:

* TCP/IP and OSI networking models
* Operating Cisco routers and LAN switches
* LAN switching basics, VLANs, and Trunking
* IP addressing and subnetting
* Basic router configuration and operation
* Discovering information about an IP network
* Dynamic routing protocols
* Analog modems, PAP/CHAP, DSL and Cable

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Design and Implementation of DSL-Based Access Solutions

The ultimate DSL deployment guides and reference

* Teaches the reader how to design and implement the network to offer services such as voice, video, and data
* Explains the various access and core architectures for xDSL technologies
* Details how to do mass provisioning and how to manage an end-to-end network
* Includes case studies that depict some of the most common deployed architectures, how they evolved, problems they faced, and how they were overcome

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Integrating Voice and Data Networks

Practical solutions for the world of packetized voice over data networks

* Features in-depth solutions for the design and implementation of integrated voice and data networks
* Detailed configurations show network engineers how to implement packetized voice immediately
* Chapters on voice theory and data theory ensure mastery of fundamental knowledge
* Learn how to lower costs, streamline your organization, prepare for new multimedia applications, and gain a competitive advantage by integrating your voice and data networks

The integration of voice and data networks is creating a fundamental change in the telecommunications and data industries. This change means better phone service, lower prices, new features, less maintenance, and more choices, leading to a complete convergence of the data networking and telecommunications industries into a single community. With all this growth and change, network engineers and managers need specific information on how to integrate and configure packetized voice networks. Integrating Voice and Data Networks is the one reference manual you need to learn how to integrate traditional voice technology into existing Cisco data networks.

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Inside Cisco IOS Software Architecture (CCIE Professional Development)

An essential guide to understanding the Cisco IOS architecture

In-depth coverage of Cisco’s IOS Software architecture provides crucial information to:

* Prevent network problems and optimize performance through more efficient design and configuration
* Isolate and resolve network problems more quickly and easily
* Apply the appropriate packet switching method, such as process switching, fast switching, optimum switching, or Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF)
* Understand the hardware architecture, packet buffering, and packet switching processes for shared memory routers (Cisco 1600, 2500, 3600, 4000, 4500, and 4700 series)
* Understand the hardware architecture, packet buffering, and packet switching processes for the Cisco 7200 series routers
* Understand the hardware architecture, packet buffering, and packet switching processes for the Cisco 7500 series routers
* Understand the hardware architecture, packet buffering, and packet switching processes for the Cisco GSR 12000 series routers
* Further your knowledge of how IOS Software implements Quality of Service (QoS)

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Developing IP Multicast Networks

The definitive guide to designing and deploying Cisco IP multicast networks

* Clear explanations of the concepts and underlying mechanisms of IP multicasting, from the fundamentals to advanced design techniques
* Concepts and techniques are reinforced through real-world network examples, each clearly illustrated in a step-by-step manner with detailed drawings
* Detailed coverage of PIM State Rules that govern Cisco router behavior
* In-depth information on IP multicast addressing, distribution trees, and multicast routing protocols
* Discussions of the common multimedia applications and how to deploy them

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Cisco Router Configuration, 2nd Edition

A Practical Introduction to Cisco IOS 12.0 Configuration

* Written by senior managers of Digital Island, the e-Business solutions company that counts AOL, MSNBC, CNBC, Mastercard International, the LA Times, and National Semiconductor among its customers
* Extensive case study of an entire internetwork complete with Cisco IOS configurations
* Practical examples explaining the basics of Cisco router configuration get readers up-to-speed quicklyCisco IOS output is detailed with numerous examples and clear explanations

Cisco Router Configuration, Second Edition helps novice Cisco users with the basic administration of their internetworking devices. Using straightforward case studies and practical examples, this book teaches IOS software fundamentals for configuring, operating, and maintaining internetworking devices.

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