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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 About the Author Gary A. Donahue is a working consultant who has been in the computer industry for 25 years. Gary has worked as a programmer, mainframe administrator, Technical Assistance Center engineer, network administrator, network designer, and consultant. Gary has worked as the Director of Network Infrastructure for a national consulting company and has been the president of his own New Jersey consulting company; GAD Technologies. Table of Contents Chapter 1 What Is a Network? Chapter 2 Hubs and Switches Chapter 3 Autonegotiation Chapter 4 VLANs Chapter 5 Trunking Chapter 6 VLAN Trunking Protocol Chapter 7 Link Aggregation Chapter 8 Spanning Tree Chapter 9 Routing and Routers Chapter 10 Routing Protocols Chapter 11 Redistribution Chapter 12 Tunnels Chapter 13 First Hop Redundancy Chapter 14 Route Maps Chapter 15 Switching Algorithms in Cisco Routers Chapter 16 Multilayer Switches Chapter 17 Cisco 6500 Multilayer Switches Chapter 18 Cisco Nexus Chapter 19 Catalyst 3750 Features Chapter 20 Telecom Nomenclature Chapter 21 T1 Chapter 22 DS3 Chapter 23 Frame Relay Chapter 24 MPLS Chapter 25 Access Lists Chapter 26 Authentication in Cisco Devices Chapter 27 Basic Firewall Theory Chapter 28 ASA Firewall Configuration Chapter 29 Wireless Chapter 30 VoIP Chapter 31 Introduction to QoS Chapter 32 Designing QoS Chapter 33 The Congested Network Chapter 34 The Converged Network Chapter 35 Designing Networks Chapter 36 IP Design Chapter 37 IPv6 Chapter 38 Network Time Protocol Chapter 39 Failures Chapter 40 GAD’s Maxims Chapter 41 Avoiding Frustration Colophon