Cisco Press
31 days before your CCNA exam, 2d ed.
The second edition of this review guide for students taking the CCNA exam explains the latest certification processes while providing a 31-day schedule for organizing and preparing for exam objectives. Johnson, a noted occupational training and development consultant, provides a "tear-out" visual calendar that summarizes each day's study topics. He offers tips on how to prepare mentally and physically for the exam and provides checklists that highlight deadlines and tasks that need to be completed before the day of the test. A description of the 640-802 CCNA sign up process, including vouchers, is also included. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Cisco IOS XR fundamentals.
This guide to configuring routers with Cisco IOS XR, the Cisco Internet operating system, provides an overview of the operating system's infrastructure and hardware architecture on the Carrier Routing System, focusing on commands most frequently used to configure and troubleshoot Cisco IOS XR-based routers in both service provider and enterprise environments. Explanations of service provider requirements and internetwork theory are backed up with sample configurations for IOS XR services, MPLS, multicast, system management, system security, routing, and interfaces. Readers should have a strong working knowledge of Cisco IOS software and routing protocols. Tahir is a Cisco network consulting engineer. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Cisco TelePresence fundamentals.
Cisco TelePresence Systems (CTS) create live, face-to-face virtual conferencing and collaboration experiences. In this guide, CTS technical experts introduce every component of a complete system, showing how video, audio, signaling protocols, LAN and WAN design, multipoint, security, and inter-company connectivity work together. The book then walks through connecting CTS in real-world environments, with a chapter-length design guide detailing the room requirements and recommendations for lighting, acoustics, and ambience within various types of TelePresence rooms. The book is for networking professionals including network and systems administrators, audio/video specialists, VoIP specialists, and operations staff. Szigeti (Cisco Enterprise Systems Engineering team) is responsible for defining Cisco TelePresence network deployment best practices. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Implementing Cisco IOS network security (IINS); foundation learning for CCNA Security IINS 640-553 exam.
This study guide for the CCNA Security exam explains how Cisco IOS routers protect a network in their multiple roles as perimeter router, firewall, intrusion prevention system, and VPN device. The approach stresses choosing the appropriate Cisco IOS services for creating flexible and secure networks. Each of the seven chapters provides black and white screenshots, code snippets, some step-by-step instructions, and 10-20 review questions. Paquet is a certified Cisco instructor with the largest training partner of Cisco. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
IP design for mobile networks.
Grayson (Distinguished Consulting Engineer, Cisco), Shatzkamer (consulting systems architect, Cisco) and Wainner (Distinguished Systems Engineer, Cisco) present this overview of modern mobile networks for RF engineers, mobile network designers and system architects who need to master protocols, transport technologies and IP functions. The authors separate this text into three distinct sections that cover the integration of IP into radio systems and mobile networks, the technologies used for transport and connectivity in cellular networks and an overview of end-to-end services networks based on IP. This volume also discusses future trends in mobility standards so that IT professionals can design a network evolution plan for existing IP-based systems. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Routing; video mentor, more than six hours of personal, visual instruction. (workbook included)
This booklet/DVD package enclosed in a light box cover will help those who configure and maintain Cisco routers prepare for any Cisco exam that focuses on routing content, at both the associate and professional levels, but especially for the CCNP certification. Rather than covering all aspects of each routing protocol, the package introduces fundamentals of each routing protocol or concept addressed, then expands on those fundamentals to show how the protocol or concept might be deployed in the customer's environment. The booklet's 15 lab exercises are intended to be used as a reference when watching the 15 lab scenarios on the DVD. Each lab in the booklet contains objectives, a list of steps, an overview of concepts demonstrated in the lab, the beginning configuration on each device, configurations added to each device during the lab, and a diagram of the topology used in the lab. The video scenarios contain both visual references and audio explanations of what to expect in each lab. They show the command line interface commands used to implement the features described in each lab video, along with running commentary. Wallace is a certified Cisco instructor. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
