Cisco Press eBooks

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Internet Routing Architectures, 2nd Edition

The industry’s leading resource for Internet routing solutions and scenarios

* Explore the functions, attributes, and applications of BGP-4, the de facto interdomain routing protocol, through practical scenarios and configuration examples
* Learn the contemporary Internet structure and understand how to evaluate a service provider in dealing with routing and connectivity issues
* Master the addressing techniques–including Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)–that are demanded today to facilitate the Internet’s rapid and continuing growth
* Develop optimal routing policies–redundancy, traffic balancing, symmetry, and stability–for your network
* Learn how to seamlessly integrate your intradomain and interdomain routing and manage large and growing autonomous systems

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Cisco DQOS Exam Certification Guide

The official self-study test preparation guide for the Cisco DQOS 9E0-601 and QOS 642-641 exams

This official study guide helps you master all the topics on the DQOS exam, including:

* QoS concepts, tools, and architectures
* Classification and marking concepts and tools
* Queuing in Cisco routers and configuration of queuing tools
* Traffic policing and shaping in Cisco routers
* Configuration of congestion avoidance tools
* Configuration of link-efficiency tools
* Call admission control (CAC) tools for voice and video connections
* Cisco QoS management tools
* QoS design processes
* QoS on LAN switches

The Cisco IP Telephony Support, Design, and Operations Specialist focused certifications validate proficiency in designing, installing, and supporting a multiservice network solution. A solid understanding of quality-of-service (QoS) features and implementation is essential for all of the Cisco IP Telephony focused certifications and is also a core component of the CCIP(tm) certification.

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Fault-Tolerant IP and MPLS Networks

Design and deploy high availability IP and MPLS network architectures with this comprehensive guide

* Includes a detailed overview of the IP/MPLS forwarding and control plane protocols, including OSPF, IS-IS, LDP, BGP, and RSVP
* Analyze fault-tolerant IP/MPLS control plane architectures with the explanations in this book
* Develop a clear understanding of various high availability aspects of IP/MPLS networks
* Learn how to seamlessly deploy IP/MPLS control plane restart mechanisms
* Master the application of fault-tolerant control-plane architectures in designing and deploying highly reliable and available MPLS applications, such as traffic engineering, L2VPNs, and L3VPNs
* Understand the layered architecture of network-level fault recovery mechanisms, such as optical, SONET, MPLS, and interactions between different layers

In the wake of increased traffic, today’s service providers and enterprises must assure high availability across a variety of networked services and applications. Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is the enabling technology for the widespread deployment of IP networks in core and Metro Ethernet applications. Many service providers need to move their legacy Layer 2 and Layer 3 services onto converged MPLS and IP-enabled networks, but high availability is a prerequisite for offering profitable carrier-class services. Although most carrier-class routers do provide an adequate level of hardware redundancy, control-plane software is still vulnerable to and, in many cases, the cause of router failures.

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MPLS and VPN Architectures, Volume II

Master the latest MPLS VPN solutions to design, deploy, and troubleshoot advanced or large-scale networks

With MPLS and VPN Architectures, Volume II, you’ll learn:

* How to integrate various remote access technologies into the backbone providing VPN service to many different types of customers
* The new PE-CE routing options as well as other advanced features, including per-VPN Network Address Translation (PE-NAT)
* How VRFs can be extended into a customer site to provide separation inside the customer network
* The latest MPLS VPN security features and designs aimed at protecting the MPLS VPN backbone
* How to carry customer multicast traffic inside a VPN
* The latest inter-carrier enhancements to allow for easier and more scalable deployment of inter-carrier MPLS VPN services
* Advanced troubleshooting techniques including router outputs to ensure high availability

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Cisco Self-Study: Implementing Cisco IPv6 Networks (IPV6)

Design, build, configure, and support networks based on Version 6 of the Internet Protocol

Coverage includes:

* Overview of history and motivations behind the new protocol, including the limitations of the IPv4 address space, Network Address Translation (NAT), fast growth of the Internet routing table, international issues, mobility, security, and many other topics
* Header format, addressing, Path MTU Discovery (PMTUD), IPv6 over link-layer technologies, Extended Unique Identifier-64-bit (EUI-64) format, Internet Control Message Protocol Version 6 (ICMPv6), autoconfiguration, neighbor discovery protocol, Duplicate Address Detection (DAD), and use of DNS with IPv6
* Comparison with BGP4+, RIPng, IS-IS for IPv6, and OSPFv3 with Cisco IOS(r) Software routing references and examples
* Transitioning from and co-existing with IPv4 using Dual Stack, configured tunnel, generic routing encapsulation (GRE), 6to4, 6to4 Relay, Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP), and Network Address Translation-Protocol Translation (NAT-PT) configurations
* Enabling, configuring, and operating a Cisco router with IPv6 addresses, prefixes, IPv6 ACLs, IPv6-enabled routing protocols, CEFv6, and several coexistence mechanisms
* Host-router interaction with Microsoft Windows, Solaris, FreeBSD, Linux, and Tru64 UNIXPreview of Internet IPv6 and address allocation on 6Bone
* Deploying production IPv6 connectivity in enterprise networks using prefixes allocated by ARIN, RIPE, and APNIC

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Troubleshooting Remote Access Networks (CCIE Professional Development)

A guide to understanding the troubleshooting tools, commands, and methodologies that enable reliable performance for remote access services

* Gain a solid grasp of enterprise telecommunications technology fundamentals, including service options and clocking, line coding, and framing in carrier systems
* Understand how network traffic is handled by carriers and service providers
* Examine a layer-by-layer, systematic approach to troubleshooting issues
* Design, configure, and troubleshoot T1 and PRI circuits, text and PPP dial-in and dial-out services, and Cisco AS5000 Access Servers
* Design, configure, and troubleshoot ISDN BRI at the physical, data link, and network levels, as well as PPP, MMP, and telephone interfaces
* Design, configure, and troubleshoot Frame Relay UNI and NNI interfaces, with a focus on new installs, wrong DLCI, LMI settings, performance and multicast issues, and re-hosting of Frame Relay service
* Design, configure, and troubleshoot PTPP, L2TP, and IPSec VPNs, examining specific VPN clients, Internet technology, and LAN issues
* Resolve common availability issues for all major remote access technologies through real-world scenarios for dial, ISDN, Frame Relay, and VPNs

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