Top-Down Network Design

Top-Down Network Design Book Description

With this edition of the bestselling design book, readers can learn to use the top-down network design method to build resilient, manageable networks; gain an understanding of industry-standard design models and practices; and incorporate new technologies into enterprise network designs.
A systems analysis approach to enterprise network designMaster techniques for checking the health of an existing network to develop a baseline for measuring performance of a new network designExplore solutions for meeting QoS requirements, including ATM traffic management, IETF controlled-load and guaranteed services, IP multicast, and advanced switching, queuing, and routing algorithmsDevelop network designs that provide the high bandwidth and low delay required for real-time applications such as multimedia, distance learning, and videoconferencingIdentify the advantages and disadvantages of various switching and routing protocols, including transparent bridging, Inter-Switch Link (ISL), IEEE 802.1Q, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP4Effectively incorporate new technologies into enterprise network designs, including VPNs, wireless networking, and IP Telephony

Top-Down Network Design, Second Edition, is a practical and comprehensive guide to designing enterprise networks that are reliable, secure, and manageable. Using illustrations and real-world examples, it teaches a systematic method for network design that can be applied to campus LANs, remote-access networks, WAN links, and large-scale internetworks.

You will learn to analyze business and technical requirements, examine traffic flow and QoS requirements, and select protocols and technologies based on performance goals. You will also develop an understanding of network performance factors such as network utilization, throughput, accuracy, efficiency, delay, and jitter. Several charts and job aids will help you apply a top-down approach to network design.

This Second Edition has been revised to include new and updated material onwireless networks, virtual private networks (VPNs), network security, network redundancy, modularity in network designs, dynamic addressing for IPv4 and IPv6, new network design and management tools, Ethernet scalability options (including 10-Gbps Ethernet, Metro Ethernet, and Long-Reach Ethernet), and networks that carry voice and data traffic.

Top-Down Network Design, Second Edition, has a companion website at http: //www.topdownbook.com, which includes updates to the book, links to white papers, and supplemental information about design resources.

This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers.

Priscilla Oppenheimer has contributed to Top-Down Network Design as an author. PRISCILLA OPPENHEIMER, an independent computer networking consultant, has been developing data communications and networking systems since 1980. After years as a software developer, she became a technical instructor for Apple Computer, Network Associates, and Cisco Systems, teaching network troubleshooting and design.
JOSEPH BARDWELL is Vice President of Professional Services for WildPackets, a world-class provider of network analysis software. He has over twenty years of computer industry experience, is a network technology expert, and is the founding engineer of the Network Analysis Exp

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