Ideal for any IT professional who uses Cisco technologies on a daily basis, or anyone who is preparing for their Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification. The topics covered will be more in depth than other introductory-level books of similar topics, and will span from layer 2 technologies such as switching, STP, etherchannel, and trunking, all the way to application layer security topics such as firewall inspection and intrusion prevention systems. Items being covered in the middle will include all the common routing protocols RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP. Many other routing technologies and WAN protocols will be covered including Multicast, MPLS, Cable and DSL. Coverage of redundancy protocols such as HSRP, VRRP and GLBP will be examined. A thorough coverage of convergence topics such as how voice, video and wireless traffic affect the network, and what can be done to improve the effects such as QOS and queuing. This book is a key component for any IT professional preparing for their CCNP certification, as it covers in-depth the topics tested on in all four CCNP exams: Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (642-901) Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (642-812) Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks (642-825) Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (642-485)
[...]... 509 510 511 513 516 517 517 526 526 528 528 530 531 533 533 534 535 536 538 Cisco IOS Firewall Function of the Cisco IOS Firewall Authentication Proxy Transparent Firewall Stateful Packet Inspection Configure Cisco IOS Firewall with SDM Basic Firewall Advanced Firewall Verify Cisco IOS Firewall Configurations Basic Firewall Advanced Firewall Summary Review Questions Answers to Review Questions 83605book.indd... 11:26:31 AM 83605book.indd 28 3/26/09 11:26:31 AM Chapter 1 Enterprise Network Design IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO DO THE FOLLOWING: ÛÛ Compare methodologies used to design a network ÛÛ Identify network requirements to support the organization ÛÛ Describe the Enterprise Composite Network Model ÛÛ Describe the Cisco Services-Oriented Network Architecture 83605c01.indd 1 3/30/09 7:12:29 AM I start... introduced to provide a more detailed strategy for designing networks Previous design models did not define how to make specific connections or how the network should expand over time Networks, therefore, grew with no direction Network administrators had little control over the way networks reacted to change To ensure that this doesn’t happen to your network, I’m going to show you some design practices and... simplified and cost effective network The three-layer model has been very successful due to its simplicity However, the requirements for networks today have increased tremendously and require a more detailed and feature-rich model for design This complexity has brought about the Enterprise Composite Network Model Enterprise Composite Network Model The Enterprise Composite Network Model was introduced... Basically, you will find out how to make a network that is high speed, low drag, and leaves you the hero Hopefully with a raise! For up-to-the-minute updates on this chapter, check out www.sybex.com/ go/CiscoProGuidetoInternetworking or www.lammle.com The Three-Layer Hierarchical Design Model For years, the three-layer model has been used to design and evaluate networks with a good amount of success The... the network is the real meat and potatoes in the design It houses all of the local area networks (LANs) LANs start by connecting the users and end devices Connecting LANs gives a path through the network to the core or backbone, which provides a central connection point for everything in the network In the following sections, I’ll introduce you to each of the components that make up this area of the network. .. requirement is to fill a hole in having a single source of information, a place to learn about all of the common technologies used by network engineers today To provide an outline for those common technologies, I used the objectives in place as of January 2009 for the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification It would be difficult to cover every single objective from this certification track... access, distribution, and core layers Using a layered approach allows a network designer to logically define the network in terms of functions and devices The result is a network that can be easily managed and has deterministic failure built in Concept: Deterministic Failure Although no one wants a device or link to fail, every seasoned network administrator knows that failures occur Deterministic failure... later in the chapter You might be asking right now, “What if my network isn’t large enough for all of those layers?” Well, that is a very good point Not all networks require all three layers In fact, many small- and medium-sized networks are designed with only two The functions of all three layers still exist and are still necessary In these networks, the distribution and core layers are pushed together... and complex networking topics but shows you the steps required to design a full corporate internetwork If you follow the chapters in order, I walk you not only through building single VLANs and subnets but through the security, voice, QoS, and wireless technologies you need to implement an entire campus network How This Book Is Organized In Chapter 1, I provide for you an explanation of Cisco s current