Cisco Press eBooks

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Top-Down Network Design, 2nd Edition

A systems analysis approach to enterprise network design

* Master techniques for checking the health of an existing network to develop a baseline for measuring performance of a new network design
* Explore solutions for meeting QoS requirements, including ATM traffic management, IETF controlled-load and guaranteed services, IP multicast, and advanced switching, queuing, and routing algorithms
* Develop network designs that provide the high bandwidth and low delay required for real-time applications such as multimedia, distance learning, and videoconferencing
* Identify the advantages and disadvantages of various switching and routing protocols, including transparent bridging, Inter-Switch Link (ISL), IEEE 802.1Q, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP4
* Effectively incorporate new technologies into enterprise network designs, including VPNs, wireless networking, and IP Telephony

Top-Down Network Design, Second Edition, is a practical and comprehensive guide to designing enterprise networks that are reliable, secure, and manageable. Using illustrations and real-world examples, it teaches a systematic method for network design that can be applied to campus LANs, remote-access networks, WAN links, and large-scale internetworks.

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Optimizing Applications on Cisco Networks

Maximize the performance and availability of network applications and the network infrastructure with application performance management

* Learn and understand the business case for application performance management Understand how to identify applications critical to your business model
* Identify basic application characteristics and how they can be optimized for transmission
* Understand the principle of proactive planning in order to maintain the delivery criteria necessary for your business critical applications
* Improve service delivery and outsourcing decisions by utilizing meaningful SLAs
* Identify and solve network application performance problems, saving valuable time and money
* Includes real-world case studies that cover design and performance issues

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Optical Network Design and Implementation

A comprehensive guide to understanding and configuring multiservice DWDM, SONET, and SDH architectures

Optical Network Design and Implementation provides in-depth coverage of the following:

* DS1/DS3/E1/E3 over SONET/SDH
* IEEE 802.17 Resilient Packet Ring (RPR)
* Fast/Gigabit Ethernet over SONET/SDH
* VRF virtual private networks
* Double-tagged 802.1Q VPNs
* SAN transport, FICON, and Fibre Channel over SONET/SDH
* DWDM infrastructures
* Analysis of DWDM, SONET, and SDH architectures

Multiservice optical networking has multiple applications in service provider and enterprise environments. To help you make the most of these applications, Optical Network Design and Implementation provides a complete reference of technology solutions for next-generation optical networks. The book explains the differences among various MAN technologies, getting you up to speed on the solutions you need to use.

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First Mile Access Networks and Enabling Technologies

Learn about the technologies that drive fast broadband access in the first mile and master the design of first mile access networks

* Understand the motivating forces behind first mile access networks and learn about the technology and business requirements for first mile access solutions
* Master the design of passive optical networks (PON)
* Build EPON solutions and differentiate them from BPON and GPON
* Enhance bandwidth capacity in the access area using CWDM technology
* Learn about and design DSL and power-line communication (PLC) networks
* Discover the use of WiFi in the first mile and study the subsystems involved in a WiFi solution
* Learn the importance of management in first mile access networks and create a business case for diverse first mile access networks

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IS-IS Network Design Solutions

The definitive IS-IS reference and design guide

* Extensive coverage of both underlying concepts and practical applications of the IS-IS protocol
* Detailed explanation of how the IS-IS database works and relevant insights into the operation of the shortest path first (SPF) algorithm
* Comprehensive tutorial on configuring and troubleshooting IS-IS on Cisco routers
* Advanced information on IP network design and performance optimization strategies using IS-IS
* Network design case studies provide a practical perspective of various design strategies
* Comprehensive overview of routing and packet-switching mechanisms on modern routers
* A collection of IS-IS packet formats and analyzer decodes useful for mastering the nuts and bolts of the IS-IS protocol and troubleshooting complex problems

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Optimal Routing Design

Techniques for optimizing large-scale IP routing operation and managing network growth

* Understand the goals of scalable network design, including tradeoffs between network scaling, convergence speed, and resiliency
* Learn basic techniques applicable to any network design, including hierarchy, addressing, summarization, and information hiding
* Examine the deployment and operation of EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-IS protocols on large-scale networks
* Understand when and how to use a BGP core in a large-scale network and how to use BGP to connect to external networks
* Apply high availability and fast convergence to achieve 99.999 percent, or “five 9s” network uptime
* Secure routing systems with the latest routing protocol security best practices
* Understand the various techniques used for carrying routing information through a VPN

Optimal Routing Design provides the tools and techniques, learned through years of experience with network design and deployment, to build a large-scale or scalable IP-routed network. The book takes an easy-to-read approach that is accessible to novice network designers while presenting invaluable, hard-to-find insight that appeals to more advanced-level professionals as well.

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Definitive MPLS Network Designs

Field-proven MPLS designs covering MPLS VPNs, pseudowire, QoS, traffic engineering, IPv6, network recovery, and multicast

* Understand technology applications in various service provider and enterprise topologies via detailed design studies
* Benefit from the authors’ vast experience in MPLS network deployment and protocol design
* Visualize real-world solutions through clear, detailed illustrations
* Design studies cover various operator profiles including an interexchange carrier (IXC), a national telco deploying a multiservice backbone carrying Internet and IP VPN services as well as national telephony traffic, an international service provider with many POPs all around the globe, and a large enterprise relying on Layer-3 VPN services to control communications within and across subsidiaries
* Design studies are thoroughly explained through detailed text, sample configurations, and network diagrams

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