Cisco Press eBooks

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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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Metro Ethernet

The definitive guide to Enterprise and Carrier Metro Ethernet applications

* Discover the latest developments in metro networking, Ethernet, and MPLS services and what they can do for your organization
* Learn from the easy-to-read format that enables networking professionals of all levels to understand the concepts
* Gain from the experience of industry innovator and best-selling Cisco Press author, Sam Halabi, author of Internet Routing Architectures

Metro networks will emerge as the next area of growth for the networking industry and will represent a major shift in how data services are offered to businesses and residential customers. The metro has always been a challenging environment for delivering data services because it has been built to handle the stringent reliability and availability needs for voice. Carriers will have to go through fundamental shifts to equip the metro for next-generation data services demanded by enterprise customers and consumers. This is not only a technology shift, but also a shift in the operational and business model that will allow the incumbent carriers to transform the metro to offer enhanced data services.

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Building MPLS-Based Broadband Access VPNs

Implement the design principles and configurations behind MPLS-based VPNs for broadband access networks

The book discusses how MPLS and its VPN service are best used in a broadband environment, concentrating on key design issues and solutions, including

* How to manage tens of thousands of interfaces and host routes and hundreds of dynamic VPNs
* When a Virtual Home Gateway is necessary
* Why use dynamic address assignment
* How routes should be summarized into the core

Deploy MPLS VPNs successfully in broadband networks with Building MPLS-Based Broadband Access VPNs. This book helps you understand why and how today’s broadband networks function, covering the principal access technologies: DSL, Ethernet, and cable. The book also examines the different tunneling protocols used for VPN solutions today, namely GRE, IPSec, and L2TP, with examples of how these solutions are deployed and a discussion of their strengths and weaknesses.

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Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide (IP Telephony Self-Study), 2nd Edition

Official self-study test preparation guide for the Cisco QOS 642-642 exam. The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the QOS exam, including

* QoS concepts, tools, and architectures
* Modular QoS CLI (MQC), QoS Policy Manager (QPM), and AutoQoS
* Classification and marking
* Congestion management
* Traffic shaping and policing
* Congestion avoidance through drop policies
* Compression tools and link fragmentation and interleaving (LFI) tools for link efficiency
* LAN QoS
* QoS best practices

The CCVP certification validates a robust set of skills in implementing, operating, configuring, and troubleshooting a converged IP network. A solid understanding of quality-of-service (QoS) features and implementation is essential for CCVP certification and is also a core component of the CCIP® certification.

Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, is a best-of-breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the QOS 642-642 exam. Senior instructor and best-selling author Wendell Odom and senior AVVID consultant Michael Cavanaugh share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve your QoS knowledge. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

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Home Network Security Simplified

A straightforward, graphic-based reference for securing your home network

* Set up a firewall
* Secure your wireless network
* Stop adware and spyware
* Keep your children safe from online threats
* Prevent a virus outbreak
* Avoid Internet scams

Phishing. Malware. Spyware. Trojan horses. Firewalls. Parental controls. If you have a home computer connected to the Internet, you need to understand these security terms. If that connection is high-speed (always on) or you run a wireless network, your need–your vulnerability–is that much greater. Now, with Home Network Security Simplified, you can get illustrated, easy-to-digest information written specifically for your needs.

For each class of security threat, Home Network Security Simplified provides a tutorial–including tricks and tools that hackers use, a primer on network security design fundamentals, and step-by-step instructions on implementing security solutions. The authors also offer tips for monitoring your network and show what to do in the event of a security breach. Specifically, you will learn how to:

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MPLS and Next-Generation Networks: Foundations for NGN and Enterprise Virtualization

Understand the business case for deploying MPLS-based services and solutions

* Provides network managers and architects a precise MPLS primer
* Defines MPLS service problems and their associated solutions
* Includes ROI models for MPLS-based solutions
* Discusses pros and cons of various options for each MPLS service

Network managers often question the value that MPLS brings to their business environment. This book provides them with a precise guide for evaluating the benefits of MPLS-based applications and solutions. The book guides the network manager through the business case for MPLS by exploring other technology alternatives, including their applications, benefits, and deficiencies. Understanding the service creation process as the basis for MPLS-based solutions is pivotal when describing the benefits that MPLS offers. Furthermore, the book explores MPLS technology and its components, providing an overview of the architecture necessary to reap the true advantages that MPLS brings to a service provider or enterprise network. These advantages include new revenue opportunities and a total cost of ownership reduction that positively impacts a company’s bottom-line. ROI models and case study examples further confirm the business impact and help decision-makers create a blueprint for MPLS service creation. Specific aspects such as security, network management, advanced services and the future of the technology complete the book, helping decision makers assess MPLS as a candidate for implementation. In short, you can use this comprehensive guide to understand and build a business case for the inclusion of MPLS in your network.

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