Cisco Press

Application acceleration and WAN optimization fundamentals.

For some time traditional LAN infrastructures have not able to keep pace with current demands. However, the reality is that such systems are out there in droves and not every firm can completely replace existing installations. This offers firms a way to integrate new technologies with older systems through consolidation. Practitioners Grevers and Christner start from what should be the beginning of every such project, which is identifying the needs of customers and the current capabilities of the system in question. They then urge readers to make sure what they are attempting to do aligns with business priorities and describe the reality of typical application-specific barriers. They describe using content delivery networks, overcoming transport and link capacity limitations, and examining accelerator technology scenarios, closing with helpful appendices on common ports and assigned applications and resources for more information. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

CCDA official exam certification guide, 3d ed. (CD-ROM included)

This book/CD-ROM exam study guide focuses on topics for Cisco's DESGN exam. Coverage encompasses general network design, LAN and WAN design, the Internet protocol and routing protocols, and security and network management. A final section presents four case studies and questions, and an appendix covers the OSI reference model, TCP/IP architecture, and numeric conversion. Chapter-opening quizzes allow readers to judge how much time they need to spend on each lesson. Other learning features include exam topic lists, summaries, and chapter-ending review questions. The CD-ROM contains an electronic copy of the book and 200 practice questions for the DESGN exam, available in study mode, test mode, and flash card format. Bruno and Jordan are internetworking consultants. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

CCNP BCMSN portable command guide.

As part of the Cisco Press certification self-study product family, this concise tutorial is geared to preparation for the Certified Cisco Networking Professional (CCNP) 642-812 Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) exam. Empson (applied information systems technology, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton, Canada) summarizes all the commands needed at this level of network administration. Blank pages for notes are included. A trial subscription to an online version of the book is available. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

CCNP BSCI portable command guide.

In this concise guide, network professionals using Cisco and those preparing for the CCNP Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks exam will find relevant commands and concepts, as well as advice on memorizing them for the exam. Chapters cover network design requirements, EIGRP, integrated IS-IS, manipulation of routing updates, multicast, OSPF, BGP, and IPv6. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

CCSP IPS exam certification guide. (CD-ROM included)

A member of the security technologies assessment team at Cisco explains the company's intrusion prevention system (IPS) suite of products, and walks through procedures for installing an appliance sensor on the network, configuring signatures, and tuning the sensor. The second half of the book explains the various signature responses available for protecting a network, security monitor administration, sensor maintenance, and the Cisco IDS module. The CD-ROM contains 200 practice questions for the exam. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Cisco Express Forwarding.

This guide for networking professionals working in a Cisco environment explains the Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) packet-forwarding architecture, offering strategies for troubleshooting routing and software-switching issues. The final chapters address special cases such as how packet switching works on a Cisco Catalyst 6500 SUP720 and load sharing with CEF. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Cisco network security troubleshooting handbook.

Addressing Cisco network security products deployed in the enterprise network, this reference outlines procedures for troubleshooting firewalls, virtual private networks, network access control, and intrusion prevention systems. Each chapter describes diagnostic tools and commands, analyzes problem areas, and summarizes solutions to common problems. Topics of the 20 chapters include the firewall services module, IPsec VPNs on IOS routers, AAA on VPN 3000 series concentrator, IDSM-2 blade on switch, firewall MC, and security monitors. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Network management.

Claise and Wolter, engineers at Cisco, explain Cisco IOS embedded management for monitoring and optimizing performance, presenting practical examples, hands-on techniques, and strategies for both accounting and performance management. They begin by introducing the role of accounting and performance management in large-scale data and voice networks, then look at embedded management and device instrumentation features of the Cisco IOS Software that enable users to characterize performance and plan network enhancements. Network standards, technologies, and Cisco solutions covered in depth include SNMP and MIB, remote monitoring, IP accounting, NetFlow, and BGP policy accounting. The book concludes with chapter-length scenarios of accounting and performance management for five different applications: data network monitoring, capacity planning, billing security, and voice network performance. The readership for the book includes NMS/OSS architects, network and service designers, network administrators, and anyone responsible for network accounting or billing. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Security monitoring with Cisco security MARS.

This monitoring, analysis and response system (MARS) receives raw network and security data and correlates and investigates host and network information so system managers can take action. It uses network and security devices already in place to help administrators detect and report on threats such as probes from unauthorized sources, worms and viruses. The authors, all practitioners, start with an introduction to what MARS does and how it relates to administrators and users. They report on regulatory challenges in depth, such as the 1996 heath insurance act (HIPAA) and Sarbanes-Oxley, then turn to deployment scenarios readers can follow to plan. The authors then cover operations and forensics, rules, reports, queries, incident investigation, archiving, disaster recovery and advanced topics such as integration with other security managers, troubleshooting, network admission control and the custom parser, closing with a full chapter on the global controller. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)