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A comprehensive guide to implementing QoS in IP/MPLS networks using Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software Understand IP QoS architectures and how they apply to MPLS Take a detailed look at traffic management using policing, shaping, scheduling, and active queue management Study Cisco QoS behavioral model and the modular QoS command-line interface (MQC) Learn the operation of MPLS TE with its DiffServ extensions and applicability as a traffic-protection alternative Find multiple configuration and verification examples illustrating the implementation of MPLS TE, DS-TE, and FRR Review the different designs, ranging from a best-effort backbone to the most elaborate scenarios combining DiffServ, DS-TE, and FRR Quality of service (QoS) plays a key role i...

The practical guide to simulating, detecting, and responding to network attacks Create step-by-step testing plans Learn to perform social engineering and host reconnaissance Evaluate session hijacking methods Exploit web server vulnerabilities Detect attempts to breach database security Use password crackers to obtain access information Circumvent Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and firewall protections and disrupt the service of routers and switches Scan and penetrate wireless networks Understand the inner workings of Trojan Horses, viruses, and other backdoor applications Test UNIX, Microsoft, and Novell servers for vulnerabilities Learn the root cause of buffer overflows and how to prevent them Perform and prevent Denial of Service attacks Pe...

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 issu...

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...

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 netw...