Network Warrior, 2nd Edition

Pick up where certification exams leave off. With this practical, in-depth guide to the entire network infrastructure, you’ll learn how to deal with real Cisco networks, rather than the hypothetical situations presented on exams like the CCNA. __Network Warrior__ takes you step by step through the world of routers, switches, firewalls, and other technologies based on the author's extensive field experience. You'll find new content for MPLS, IPv6, VoIP, and wireless in this completely revised second edition, along with examples of Cisco Nexus 5000 and 7000 switches throughout. Topics include: * An in-depth view of routers and routing * Switching, using Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switches as examples * SOHO VoIP and SOHO wireless access point design and configuration * Introduction to IPv6 with configuration examples * Telecom technologies in the data-networking world, including T1, DS3, frame relay, and MPLS * Security, firewall theory, and configuration, as well as ACL and authentication * Quality of Service (QoS), with an emphasis on low-latency queuing (LLQ) * IP address allocation, Network Time Protocol (NTP), and device failures Pick up where certification exams leave off. With this practical, in-depth guide to the entire network infrastructure, you’ll learn how to deal with real Cisco networks, rather than the hypothetical situations presented on exams like the CCNA. Network Warrior takes you step by step through the world of routers, switches, firewalls, and other technologies based on the author's extensive field experience. You'll find new content for MPLS, IPv6, VoIP, and wireless in this completely revised second edition, along with examples of Cisco Nexus 5000 and 7000 switches throughout.Topics include:An in-depth view of routers and routingSwitching, using Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switches as examplesSOHO VoIP and SOHO wireless access point design and configurationIntroduction to IPv6 with configuration examplesTelecom technologies in the data-networking world, including T1, DS3, frame relay, and MPLSSecurity, firewall theory, and configuration, as well as ACL and authenticationQuality of Service (QoS), with an emphasis on low-latency queuing (LLQ)IP address allocation, Network Time Protocol (NTP), and device failures What is a network? Hubs and switches Autonegotiation VLANs Trunking VLAN trunking protocol Link aggregation Spanning tree Routing and routers Routing protocols Redistribution Tunnels First hop redundancy Route maps Switching algorithms in Cisco routers Multilayer switches Cisco 6500 multilayer switches Cisco Nexus Catalyst 3750 features Telecom nomenclature T1 DS3 Frame relay MPLS Access lists Authentication in Cisco devices Basic firewall theory ASA firewall configuration Wireless VoIP Introduction to QoS Designing QoS The congested network The converged network Designing networks IP design IPv6 Network time protocol Failures GAD's maxims Avoiding frustration. A guide to computer networks cover such topics as hubs and switches, VLANs, trunking, routing and routers, tunnels, redundancy, Cisco Nexus, T1, and firewalls A guide to computer networks cover such topics as hubs and switches, trunking, routers, telecom, firewalls, server load balancing, and network design