Russ White eBooks

A core textbook for CCIE preparation Advanced IP Network Design provides the solutions network engineers need to grow and stabilize large IP networks. Technology advancements and corporate growth inevitably lead to the necessity for network expansion. This book presents design concepts and techniques that enable networks to evolve into supporting larger, more complex applications while maintaining critical stability. Advanced IP Network Design provides you with a basic foundation to understand and implement the most efficient network design around the network core, distribution and access layers, and the common and edge network services. After establishing an efficient heirarchical network design, you will learn to apply OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, BGP, NHRP...

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 variou...

Cisco Express Forwarding Understanding and troubleshooting CEF in Cisco routers and switches Nakia Stringfield, CCIE No. 13451 Russ White, CCIE No. 2635 Stacia McKee How does a router switch a packet? What is the difference between routing a packet, switching a frame, and packet switching? What is the Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) feature referred to in Cisco documentation and commonly found in Cisco IOS commands? CEF is a general term that describes the mechanism by which Cisco routers and Catalyst switches packet-switch (route) frames. CEF is found in almost all Cisco routers and Catalyst switches, and understanding how CEF operates can improve the performance, scalability, and efficiency of your network. Cisco Express Forwarding demystifi...

PRACTICAL BGP 'I would recommend this book to network engineers, Internet service providers, network software developers, and IT staff who need to deal with network planning and routing.' Enke Chen, Redback Networks Hands-on guidance for deploying and optimizing BGP networksenterprise and ISP Now there's a practical guide to deploying and managing BGPv4 in any environmentfrom small enterprises to the largest Tier 2 and Tier 3 service providers. A team of the world's leading BGP experts brings together powerful insights into network design, configuration, and deployment with the latest version of BGPincluding hands-on guidance for leveraging its key enhancements. Coverage includes Best practices and diverse real-world scenarios for applying BG...