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CCNA Video Mentor Full Version
Cisco Certifications are highly coveted by IT professionals. In a recent salary survey conducted by Certification Magazine (December 2001) Cisco's CCNP had the highest entry level salary except for Oracle of over 55,000 per year of the certifications compared.
Cisco certifications focus on three general areas of expertise, network installation and support, network engineering and design, and Communications and services. Cisco also more focused certifications based upon issues such as security the recently released Cisco IP Telephony Support Specialist. Within each designation are anywhere from one to several certifications required to attain that specialty, plus a consistent recertification process that ensures your skills keep pace with the industry.
Cisco has established three levels for its main certification tracks - Associate, Professional and Expert. As an example, in the CCIE track, the CCNA is the beginning, or associate level certification. As a CCNA, it is expected that you can install, configure, and operate LAN, WAN and dial access services for small networks. At the Professional, or CCNP level, it is expected that you can install, configure and operate LAN, WAN and dial access services for larger networks. At the highest level, the CCIE, A CCIE Routing and Switching expert can install, configure, and operate networks in highly complex environments with specific protocols. These are examples of Cisco's Network Installation and Support Certification track. Other tracks, with similar designations, are Network Engineering and Design Certifications (CCDA and CCDP) and Communications and Services Certifications (CCIP and CCIE Communications and Services Specialist.)
There are also further specialized certifications, called Cisco Qualified Specialist Designations such as Cable Internet Solutions, IP Telephony, Security and SNA/IP.
 Implementing Cisco Quality of Service 2.0 provides students with in-depth knowledge of IP QoS requirements, conceptual models such as Best Effort (over provisioning), Integrated Services (IntServ) and Differentiated Services (DiffServ), and the implementation of IP QoS on Cisco IOS platforms. This course covers the theory of IP QoS, design issues, and configuration of various QoS mechanisms to facilitate the creation of effective administrative policies providing QoS. Case studies and lab exercises included in the course help students to apply the concepts mastered in individual modules to real-life scenarios. The course also gives students design and usage rules for various advanced IP QoS features and the integration of IP QoS with underlying Layer 2 QoS mechanisms, allowing them to design and implement efficient, optimized, and trouble-free multiservice networks. There's an old saying that goes "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions helps you learn how to plan a LAN/WAN infrastructure using analysis and modeling techniques to design a network using Cisco components. This CCDA training is cutting edge and focuses on the newest Cisco PDIOO (Plan, Design, Implement, Operate, Optimize) analysis and methodology as well as teaching Cisco Enterprise Composite Network Modeling as the next generation beyond the Cisco 3-layer Design (Access/Distribution/Core). You'll learn modular analysis and modeling along with the newest multilayer switching technology, routing essentials, IP telephony, IP addressing with NAT and IPv6, Management and more.
Understand the business case for deploying MPLS-based services and solutions
*Provides network managers and architects a precise MPLS primer
*Defines MPLS service problems and their associated solutions
*Includes ROI models for MPLS-based solutions
*Discusses pros and cons of various options for each MPLS service
Network managers often question the value that MPLS brings to their business environment. This book provides them with a precise guide for evaluating the benefits of MPLS-based applications and solutions. The book guides the network manager through the business case for MPLS by exploring other technology alternatives, including their applications, benefits, and deficiencies. Understanding the service creation process as the basis for MPLS-based solutions is pivotal when describing the benefits that MPLS offers.
Understand the business case for deploying MPLS-based services and solutions
*Provides network managers and architects a precise MPLS primer
*Defines MPLS service problems and their associated solutions
*Includes ROI models for MPLS-based solutions
*Discusses pros and cons of various options for each MPLS service
Network managers often question the value that MPLS brings to their business environment. This book provides them with a precise guide for evaluating the benefits of MPLS-based applications and solutions. The book guides the network manager through the business case for MPLS by exploring other technology alternatives, including their applications, benefits, and deficiencies. Understanding the service creation process as the basis for MPLS-based solutions is pivotal when describing the benefits that MPLS offers.
Furthermore, the book explores MPLS technology and its components, providing an overview of the architecture necessary to reap the true advantages that MPLS brings to a service provider or enterprise network. These advantages include new revenue opportunities and a total cost of ownership reduction that positively impacts a company's bottom-line. ROI models and case study examples further confirm the business impact and help decision-makers create a blueprint for MPLS service creation. Specific aspects such as security, network management, advanced services and the future of the technology complete the book, helping decision makers assess MPLS as a candidate for implementation. In short, you can use this comprehensive guide to understand and build a business case for the inclusion of MPLS in your network. |
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