IS-IS: Deployment in IP Networks : 9780201657722

IS-IS, the Intermediate System to Intermediate System protocol, has been used effectively as a routing protocol for many large-scale networks, including service provider backbone, telephone system management, and power equipment networks. Used in conjunction with the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), IS-IS offers Internet Service Providers and the administrators of other large networks advanced flexibility and scalability. As a result, the number of complex networks employing the IS-IS protocol has grown tremendously.

IS-IS: Deployment in IP Networks is a hands-on guide for network engineers deploying, maintaining, and building IS-IS networks. Based on both the best practices of current implementations and the specifications of the protocol, IS-IS provides highly valuable configuration examples using Cisco IOS Software combined with real-life, expert descriptions, analysis, and advice. Readers will also find case studies and operational theory about this powerful and popular routing protocol.

Coverage includes:

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  Neighbor discovery, relationships, and pseudonodes

  
  


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  Flooding mechanisms, timers, and tuner timing

  
  


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  The division of the routing domain

  
  


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  Hierarchical network design and IS-IS deployment

  
  


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  The interaction between IS-IS and MPLS

  
  


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  Protocol enhancements, including dynamic host names, back door links, interaction with RPR, non-stop forwarding, and multitopology routing

  
  

Examining the IS-IS protocol from its origins to the most recent innovations, this book covers all of the protocol's pieces, packets, deployment strategies, and issues. It is a valuable resource for networking students preparing for the CCIE(R) (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) exam.

Is Human Nature Obsolete?: Genetics, Bioengineering, and the Future of the Human Condition : 9780262524285

"Modifying ourselves through molecular biology is a humanitarian utopia to some, an imminent nightmare to others. But to all, the prospect should be a challenge because it touches on so many basic and unresolved questions. This excellent, probing collection of papers -- spanning philosophy, history, social science, and theology -- will be welcomed by professionals and lay readers alike."
-- Edward Tenner, author of Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences and Our Own Devices: How Technology Remakes Humanity

"The conversation about what we want -- literally -- to make of ourselves is probably the most important conversation human beings will ever have. This carefully considered book is a fine entry into that dialogue, and it comes not a moment too soon."
-- Bill McKibben, author of Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age

"The greatest strength of this book is the philosophical ambition of many of the essays, which make use of a rich variety of thought and literature to explore the implications of the new genetics and new biology. The book draws interesting and unpredictable connections between large human themes and contemporary debates. Particular essays in the volume will have lasting value in the field and are deeply relevant to the current bioethical deliberations at the national level."
-- Eric Cohen, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington,

As our scientific and technical abilities expand at breathtaking speeds, concern that modern genetics and bioengineering are leading us to a posthuman future is growing. Is Human Nature Obsolete? poses the overarching question of what it is to be human against the background of these current advances in biotechnology. Its perspective is philosophical and interdisciplinary rather than technical; the focus is on questions of fundamental ontological importance rather than the specifics of medical or scientific practice.

The authors -- all distinguished scholars in their fields -- take on questions about technology's goals and values that are often ignored or sidelined in the face of rapid scientific advances and the highly specialized nature of technical knowledge. The essays included represent a rich variety of thought, ranging from finely nuanced philosophical and theological arguments to historical studies and cultural commentaries. Several explore the historical background of today's biotechnology: Timothy Casey traces such developments as the emergence of cybernetic humanity from Cartesian dualism, and Diane Paul presents the history of "positive" versus coerced eugenics. Jean Bethke Elshtain discusses cloning as a "messianic project" to perfect the body and exclude natural diversity -- giving as an example the elimination of Down Syndrome as an acceptable human type -- while Harold Baillie calls for an examination of the metaphysical roots of personhood. Robert Proctor finds no evidence in paleontology for any "essence of humanity," and Tom Shannon argues against materialist reductionism. Addressing social concerns, Lisa Sowle Cahill finds the possibility of a political solution to the problems raised by genetic engineering in Catholic teachings on social justice, and Langdon Winner looks critically at the "scientific enthusiasts of a posthuman future." Taken as a whole, the book provides a humanistic overview of a subject too often considered only in its technological aspect.

About the Author
Harold W. Baillie is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Scranton. Timothy K. Casey is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Scranton.

Irresistible! Markets, Models, and Meta-Value in Consumer Electronics : 9780131987586

The consumer electronics industry is entering an era of extraordinary growth. The industry’s best companies will ride that wave to unprecedented success. But, today, many CE companies are struggling with business models that are simply untenable. They must change to survive: they must change even more dramatically to win.

 

In this book, two world-renowned consultants preview the industry’s future–from online gaming to telehealthcare, and beyond. Next, they present a powerful new blueprint, offering indispensable guidance on everything from technology platforms to user interface design, branding to channel strategies. You’ll discover how to uncover new sources of value, design better models for doing business, and fuel growth by reaching new geographical markets. Whatever your role in the industry, this book will help you:

 

·   Make better decisions, find your differentiators, and focus on your key success drivers

·   Tap into the emergent “meta-value” that arises when technologies, devices, services, and content come together

·   Reach tomorrow’s smart, service-sensitive shopper: not just the “technology-hungry” customers

·   Widen margins by adding value consumers will pay for

·   Transform cost structures to support rapid growth and nonstop change

·   Sell into China, India, and other fast-growing emerging markets

·   Preview “telehealthcare”: the surprising application for the living room

·   Gain new insights into online gaming, smart home technology, and more

·   Discover the immense power of IBM’s Cell Broadband Engine processor–and the business opportunities it enables

·   Leverage embedded Linux to build more affordable, profitable, consumer-centric products

·   Develop higher-value software for connected consumer electronics

·   Differentiate products through state-of-the-art design and user interfaces

·   Discover what the industry’s “winners” will look like in five years–and how to be one of them  

 

The consumer electronics industry continues to grow at breakneck speed: from MP3 players to home healthcare devices, consumers are adopting new technologies faster than ever before. But most consumer electronics companies are struggling with razor-thin margins, or even losses. Their traditional business models simply aren’t working anymore. In Irresistible! Markets, Models, and Meta-Value in Consumer Electronics, IBM’s leading consumer electronic industry consultants reveal powerful new opportunities to profit–and offer realistic advice for leveraging them.

 

Drawing on their experience working with innovators from Helsinki to Osaka, the authors and contributors introduce revolutionary On Demand Business models for improving profitability, and identify tomorrow’s most profitable CE opportunities. They cover every element of success: technology, design, service, branding, channel strategies, and much more. Whether you’re an executive or engineer, strategist or entrepreneur, this book will help you find your differentiators, focus on your key success drivers–and become one of this industry’s big long-term winners!

IRC Hacks : 9780596006877

While IRC is easy to get into and many people are happy to use it without being aware of what's happening under the hood, there are those who hunger for more knowledge, and this book is for them. IRC Hacks is a collection of tips and tools that cover just about everything needed to become a true IRC master, featuring contributions from some of the most renowned IRC hackers, many of whom collaborated on IRC, grouping together to form the channel #irchacks on the freenode IRC network (irc.freenode.net).

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) has continued to grow in popularity since its inception way back in 1988. Millions of people all over the world now use IRC to chat with friends, discuss projects, and collaborate on research. With a simple, clearly defined protocol, IRC has become one of the most accessible chat environments, with clients written for a multitude of operating systems.

Users of alternative chat systems will find IRC pretty easy to pick up and may even be surprised to find that it is more powerful, allowing not just chat between pairs of users, but among groups of hundreds, even thousands. It is the scalable nature of IRC that has helped it to succeed and to make it the most mature chat system on this planet.

This book presents an opportunity to learn how IRC works and how to make best use of some of its features. IRC Hacks delves deep into the possibilities, featuring contributions from some of the most renowned IRC hackers. Many of the contributors collaborated on IRC, grouping together to form the channel #irchacks on the freenode IRC network (irc.freenode.net). We look forward to seeing you there and hearing how you've used this book.

IPv6 Network Programming : 9781555583187

Ipv6 Network Programming contains everything you need to make your application program support IPv6. This book covers Ipv6 with a focus on two of the most timely and relevant topics: security and portability. IPv6 socket APIs (RFC2553) are fully described with real-world examples. They are implemented with security in mind, leading you to write secure programs by recommending against the use of some of the inherently insecure IPv6 standard APIs. The examples in the book are also portable and applicable to any of UNIX based operating systems, MacOS X, and Windows XP.

Features:
* Covers the new protocol just adopted by the Dept of Defense for future systems
* Deals with security concerns, including spam and email, by presenting the best programming standards
* Fully describes IPv6 socket APIs (RFC2553) using real-world examples
* Allows for portability to UNIX-based operating systems, MacOS X, and Windows XP

Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino is a Senior Researcher at IIJ research laboratory,
a Core Researcher at KAME project and an IETF Internet Architecture Board
member.
He has been contributing to IPv6 protocol design, implementation and deployment
through activities at KAME project, where the IPv6 stack is developed and
maintained for 4.4BSD-variants.

About the Author

He has been contributing to IPv6 protocol design, implementation and deployment through activities at KAME project, where IPv6 stack is developed and maintained for 4.4BSD-variants.

IPv6 Network Administration : 9780596009342

This essential guide explains what works, what doesn't, and most of all, what's practical about IPv6--the next-generation Internet standard. A must-have for network administrators everywhere looking to fix their network's scalability and management problems. Also covers other IPv6 benefits, such as routing, integrated auto-configuration, quality-of-services (QoS), enhanced mobility, and end-to-end security.

IPv6 has evolved during the last dozen years or so, and the road has not been easy. The process has been driven primarily by the shortage of address space under IPv4, but also by the desire for new applications that don't fit within the older protocol's limitations. The address space crisis has been delayed by several new approaches to IP addressing, the most important of them being CIDR, NAT, and RFC1918 private address space. At the same time, it was clear that these solutions only postponed the inevitable, so efforts began to redesign the IP protocol. These efforts led to IPv6.

IPv6 in Practice: A Unixer's Guide to the Next Generation Internet : 9783540245247

Handling IPv6 for the first time is a challenging task even for the experienced system administrator. New concepts and mechanisms make it necessary to rethink well-established methods of the IPv4 protocol.

This book is a practical guide to IPv6 addressing Unix and network administrators with experience in TCP/IP(v4) but not necessarily any IPv6 knowledge. It focuses on reliable and efficient operation of IPv6 implementations available today rather than on protocol specifications. Consequently, it covers the essential concepts - using instructive and thoroughly tested examples - on how to configure, to administrate, and to debug IPv6 setups. These foundations are complemented by discussions of best practices and strategic considerations aimed at overall efficiency, reliability, maintainability, and interoperation.

The examples in this book cover all relevant aspects concerning Debian GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris. Examples about other Unix derivatives are available online at www.benedikt-stockebrand.de.

Ipv6 Essentials : 9780596100582

IPv6 Essentials, Second Edition provides a succinct, in-depth tour of all the new features and functions in IPv6. It guides you through everything you need to know to get started, including how to configure IPv6 on hosts and routers and which applications currently support IPv6. The new IPv6 protocols offers extended address space, scalability, improved support for security, real-time traffic support, and auto-configuration so that even a novice user can connect a machine to the Internet. Aimed at system and network administrators, engineers, network designers, and IT managers, this book will help you understand, plan for, design, and integrate IPv6 into your current IPv4 infrastructure.

Beginning with a short history of IPv6, author Silvia Hagen provides an overview of new functionality and discusses why we need IPv6. Hagen also shares exhaustive discussions of the new IPv6 header format and Extension Headers, IPv6 address and ICMPv6 message format, Security, QoS, Mobility and, last but not least, offers a Quick Start Guide for different operating systems. IPv6 Essentials, Second Edition also covers:

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  In-depth technical guide to IPv6

  
  


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  Mechanisms and Case Studies that show how to integrate IPv6 into your network without interruption of IPv4 services

  
  


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  Routing protocols and upper layer protocols

  
  


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  Security in IPv6: concepts and requirements. Includes the IPSEC framework and security elements available for authentication and encryption

  
  


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  Quality of Service: covers the elements available for QoS in IPv6 and how they can be implemented

  
  


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  Detailed discussion of DHCPv6 and Mobile IPv6

  
  


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  Discussion of migration cost and business case

  
  


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  Getting started on different operating systems: Sun Solaris, Linux, BSD, Windows XP, and Cisco routers

  
  

Whether you're ready to start implementing IPv6 today or are planning your strategy for the future, IPv6 Essentials, Second Edition will provide the solid foundation you need to get started.

IPv6 Essentials : 9780596001254

IPv6, the next generation Internet Protocol, has been in the works since the early 90s when the rapid growth of the Internet threatened to exhaust existing IP addresses. Drawing on 20 years--operational experience with the existing protocol (IPv4), the new protocol offers scalability, increased security features, real-time traffic support, and auto-configuration so that even a novice user can connect a machine to the Internet. But what does this mean for IT professionals? Having learned all the strengths and weaknesses of the old protocol, will you need to start from scratch with the new? IPv6 Essentials provides a succinct, in-depth tour of all the new features and functions in IPv6, guiding you through everything you?ll need to know to get started, including how to configure IPv6 on hosts and routers, and which applications currently support IPv6. Aimed at system and network administrators, engineers, network designers, and IT managers, this book will help you plan for, design, and integrate IPv6 into your current IPv4 infrastructure. Beginning with a short history of IPv6, author Silvia Hagen provides an overview of the new functionality and describes some live test and production networks that are using the new protocol. Hagen then shares exhaustive discussions of the new IPv6 header format and Extension Headers, IPv6 address format, and IPv6 message format. IPv6 Essentials also covers:

• Security in IPv6: concepts, requirements, and solutions. Includes the IPSEC framework and security elements available for authentication and encryption


• Quality of Service: covers the types of QoS in IPv6 and how they can be implemented


• Networking: Layer 2 support for IPv6 with sample network designs that show how to integrate IPv6 into your network without interruption of IPv4 services


• Routing protocols and upper layer protocols


• Getting started on different operating systems: Sun Solaris, Linux, Windows 2000 and Windows XP

Whether you're ready to start implementing IPv6 today or are planning your strategy for the future, IPv6 Essentials will provide the solid foundation you need to get started.

IPv6 Core Protocols Implementation (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking) : 9780124477513

The authoritative reference text on KAME and IPv6!

IPv6 was introduced in 1994 and has been in development at the IETF for over 10 years. It has now reached the deployment stage. KAME, the de-facto open-source reference implementation of the IPv6 standards, played a significant role in the acceptance and the adoption of the IPv6 technology. The adoption of KAME by key companies in a wide spectrum of commercial products is a testimonial to the success of the KAME project, which concluded not long ago.

This book is the first and the only one of its kind, which reveals all of the details of the KAME IPv6 protocol stack, explaining exactly what every line of code does and why it was designed that way. Through the dissection of both the code and its design, the authors illustrate how IPv6 and its related protocols have been interpreted and implemented from the specifications. This reference will demystify those ambiguous areas in the standards, which are open to interpretation and problematic in deployment, and presents solutions offered by KAME in dealing with these implementation challenges.

Key Features:

*Extensive line-by-line code listings with meticulous explanation of their rationale and use

*Numerous diagrams and illustrations help in visualizing the implementation

*In-depth discussion of the standards provides intrinsic understanding of the specifications

*Two CD-ROMs filled with the complete KAME IPv6 protocol stack and FreeBSD software

About the Author

Qing Li is a senior architect at Blue Coat Systems, Inc. leading the design and development efforts of the next-generation IPv6 enabled secure proxy appliances. Qing holds multiple US patents. Qing is a contributing author of the book titled Handbook of Networked and Embedded Control Systems published in June 2005. He is the author of the embedded systems development book titled Real-Time Concepts for Embedded Systems published in April 2003.

Tatuya Jinmei, Ph.D, is a research scientist at Corporate Research & Development Center, Toshiba Corporation. He had been a core developer of the KAME project since the launch of the project through its conclusion. In 2003, he received the Ph.D degree from Keio University, Japan, based on his work at KAME.

Keiichi Shima is a senior researcher at Internet Initiative Japan Inc. He was a core developer of the KAME project from 2001 to the end of the project and developed Mobile IPv6/NEMO Basic Support protocol stack. He is now working on the new mobility stack (the SHISA stack) for BSD operating systems.

IPv6 Advanced Protocols Implementation (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking) : 9780123704795

"I would purchase the books... since I am Ipv6 connected it would be a nice reference."..."I do think that if you buy one you will buy the other, assuming that the chapters are setup correctly." -Randall Stewart, Cisco Systems

"My immediate reaction was that I thought it would be better in one volume, BUT then I saw the level of detail that he is intending to include, and the subsequent size of the work. Now, I agree entirely with the author that it should be split into 2 volumes as he suggests."..."This will be a real reference manual for IPv6."..."I think that the sort of people who buy Volume I will also buy Volume II. They are closely linked, and in order to have the complete guide to IPv6, you need both." -Martin Potts, Martel Consulting

"I think the two-volume approach is suitable.I recommend this publication and I would like to buy both volumes when these are achieved." -Jun Murai, KEIO University

This book is the second installment of a two-volume series on IPv6 and the KAME implementation. This book discusses those protocols that are found in more capable IPv6 devices, are commonly deployed in more complex IPv6 network environments, or are not specific to IPv6 but are extended to support IPv6. Specifically, this book engages the readers in advanced topics such as routing, multicasting, DNS, DHCPv6, mobility, and security.

This two-volume series covers a wide spectrum of the IPv6 technology, help the readers establish solid and empirical understanding on IPv6 and the KAME reference implementation paralleled by none.

Key Features:

* Extensive code listings with meticulous line-by-line explanation of rationale and use for KAME snapshot implementations on advanced IPv6 related protocols, including:
-Unicast and multicast routing and DNS client based on KAME snapshot dated April 2003, which are a base of more recent versions of BSD variants
-Mobile IPv6 based on KAME snapshot dated July 2004, a predecessor version of the "SHISA" implementation
-DHCPv6 based on KAME snapshot dated May 2005, a base of the WIDE-DHCPv6 implementation available at SourceForge today
* Numerous diagrams and illustrations help in visualizing the implementation
* In-depth discussion of the standards provides intrinsic understanding of the specifications
* An introduction to the IP security protocols along with the use of the racoon key exchange daemon
* Two CD-ROMs filled with the complete KAME IPv6 protocol stack and FreeBSD software

* The only authoritative reference "cookbook" for anyone interested in advanced IPv6 topics and protocols.
* Line-by-line walk through of real code helps the reader master IPv6 implementation
* Comprehensive in scope, based on a working standard, and thoroughly illustrated to bring the protocols alive.

About the Author

Qing Li is a senior architect at Blue Coat Systems, Inc. leading the design and development efforts of the next-generation IPv6 enabled secure proxy appliances. Qing holds multiple US patents. Qing is a contributing author of the book titled Handbook of Networked and Embedded Control Systems published in June 2005. He is the author of the embedded systems development book titled Real-Time Concepts for Embedded Systems published in April 2003. Tatuya Jinmei Ph.D. is a research scientist at Corporate Research & Development Center, Toshiba Corporation. He had been a core developer of the KAME project since the launch of the project through its conclusion. In 2003, he received the Ph.D. degree from Keio University, Japan, based on his work at KAME. Keiichi Shima is a senior researcher at Internet Initiative Japan Inc. He was a core developer of the KAME project from 2001 to the end of the project and developed Mobile IPv6/NEMO Basic Support protocol stack. He is now working on the new mobility stack (the SHISA stack) for BSD operating systems.

IPTV and Internet Video: Expanding the Reach of Television Broadcasting (NAB Executive Technology Briefings) : 9780240809540

IPTV and Internet Video clearly explains and demystifies the functions, markets, and future impact of this exploding technology. This book contains an overview of hardware, software, and Internet technologies, case studies, and covers a range of products and services. It is a guide to help leaders master the key trends and drivers transforming the world of broadcast television and the Web. Each piece of the puzzle is discussed in detail, from head ends, Web portals and VOD servers through advanced IP networks, DSLAMs and xDSL lines to viewers set-top boxes and multimedia PCs. Youll get a working knowledge of IPTV, enabling both non-technical and technical professionals to accurately analyze the emerging technology and business opportunities. Written by two leading digital media experts with, each with 25 years technology development experience and global insight, this book also looks ahead to IPTVs rapid deployment and future growth.

* Part of the NAB Executive Technology Briefing series which brings you industry technology information in a non-technical fashion
* Comprehensive introduction to IPTV and Internet Video networks and applications
* Quickly get up to speed on terms, market, and the business as IPTV and Internet broadcast distribution
* Reality Check perspectives in each chapter tie theory to real-world case studies

About the Author

Wes Simpson is President of Telecom Product Consulting, an independent consulting firm that focuses on video and telecommunications products. He has more than 25 years experience in the design, development and marketing of products for telecommunication applications. He is a frequent speaker at industry events such as IBC, NAB and VidTrans and is author of the book Video Over IP. Wes was a founding member of the Video Services Forum. Howard Greenfield is a digital media strategist, industry columnist, and President of Go Associates, a leading global strategic business development consulting firm. Howard has held senior management and consulting positions with Sun Microsystems, Informix Software, British Telecom, and Apple Computer. He was the creator and leader of Sun's first Media Lab, and completed graduate studies at Stanford University. He is a frequent contributor to technology and business publications and conferences world-wide.

IPSec VPN Design : 9781587051111

Master IPSec-based Virtual Private Networks with guidance from the Cisco Systems® VPN Solutions group

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  Understand how IPSec VPNs are designed, built, and administered

  
  


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  Improve VPN performance through enabling of modern VPN services such as performance, scalability, QoS, packet processing, multicast, and security

  
  


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  Integrate IPSec VPNs with MPLS, Frame Relay, and ATM technologies

  
  

As the number of remote branches and work-from-home employees grows throughout corporate America, VPNs are becoming essential to both enterprise networks and service providers. IPSec is one of the more popular technologies for deploying IP-based VPNs. IPSec VPN Design provides a solid understanding of the design and architectural issues of IPSec VPNs. Some books cover IPSec protocols, but they do not address overall design issues. This book fills that void.

IPSec VPN Design consists of three main sections. The first section provides a comprehensive introduction to the IPSec protocol, including IPSec Peer Models. This section also includes an introduction to site-to-site, network-based, and remote access VPNs. The second section is dedicated to an analysis of IPSec VPN architecture and proper design methodologies. Peer relationships and fault tolerance models and architectures are examined in detail. Part three addresses enabling VPN services, such as performance, scalability, packet processing, QoS, multicast, and security. This book also covers the integration of IPSec VPNs with other Layer 3 (MPLS VPN) and Layer 2 (Frame Relay, ATM) technologies; and discusses management, provisioning, and troubleshooting techniques. Case studies highlight design, implementation, and management advice to be applied in both service provider and enterprise environments.

IPsec Virtual Private Network Fundamentals : 9781587052071

An introduction to designing and configuring Cisco IPsec VPNs

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  Understand the basics of the IPsec protocol and learn implementation best practices

  
  


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  Study up-to-date IPsec design, incorporating current Cisco innovations in the security and VPN marketplace

  
  


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  Learn how to avoid common pitfalls related to IPsec deployment

  
  


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  Reinforce theory with case studies, configuration examples showing how IPsec maps to real-world solutions

  
  

IPsec Virtual Private Network Fundamentals provides a basic working knowledge of IPsec on various Cisco routing and switching platforms. It provides the foundation necessary to understand the different components of Cisco IPsec implementation and how it can be successfully implemented in a variety of network topologies and markets (service provider, enterprise, financial, government). This book views IPsec as an emerging requirement in most major vertical markets, explaining the need for increased information authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation for secure transmission of confidential data. The book is written using a layered approach, starting with basic explanations of why IPsec was developed and the types of organizations relying on IPsec to secure data transmissions. It then outlines the basic IPsec/ISAKMP fundamentals that were developed to meet demand for secure data transmission. The book covers the design and implementation of IPsec VPN architectures using an array of Cisco products, starting with basic concepts and proceeding to more advanced topics including high availability solutions and public key infrastructure (PKI). Sample topology diagrams and configuration examples are provided in each chapter to reinforce the fundamentals expressed in text and to assist readers in translating concepts into practical deployment scenarios. Additionally, comprehensive case studies are incorporated throughout to map topics to real-world solutions.

IPSec: The New Security Standard for the Internet, Intranets, and Virtual Private Networks : 9780130461896

The Internet connects millions of people around the world and allows for immediate communication and access to a seemingly limitless amount of information. Data, video, and voice, almost every single type of communication, travels across the Internet. Some of this communication is private.

The language of the Internet is IP, the Internet Protocol. Everything can, and does, travel over IP. One thing IP does not provide, though, is security. IP packets can be forged, modified, and inspected en route. IPSec is a suite of protocols that seamlessly integrate security into IP and provide data source authentication, data integrity, confidentiality, and protection against replay attacks.

With IPSec, the power of the Internet can be exploited to its fullest potential.

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  Communication is the lifeblood of business. Without a guarantee that a customer's order is authentic, it is difficult to bill for a service. Without a guarantee that confidential information will remain confidential, it is impossible for businesses to grow and partnerships to be formed.

  
  


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  Unless there is a guarantee that records and information can remain confidential, the health care industry cannot utilize the Internet to expand its services and cut its costs.

  
  


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  Personal services, such as home banking, securities trading, and insurance can be greatly simplified and expanded if these transactions can be done securely.

  
  

The growth of the Internet is truly dependent on security, and the only technique for Internet security that works with all forms of Internet traffic is IPSec. IPSec runs over the current version of IP, IPv4, and also the next generation of IP, IPv6. In addition, IPSec can protect any protocol that runs on top of IP such as TCP, UDP, and ICMP. IPSec is truly the most extensible and complete network security solution.

IPSec enables end-to-end security so that every single piece of information sent to or from a computer can be secured. It can also be deployed inside a network to form Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) where two distinct and disparate networks become one by connecting them with a tunnel secured by IPSec.

This book discusses the architecture, design, implementation, and use of IPSec. Each of the protocols in the suite commonly referred to as "IPSec" (the Authentication Header, Encapsulating Security Payload, and Internet Key Exchange) is examined in detail. Common deployments of IPSec are discussed and future work on problem areas is identified.

This book is intended for an audience with an interest in network security as well as those who will be implementing secure solutions using IPSec, including building VPNs and e-commerce, and providing end-to-end security. Cryptography and networking basics are discussed in early chapters for those who are neither cryptography nor networking professionals.

IPod+iTunes for Windows and MAC in a Snap : 9780672328114

You're driving to work and your favorite new song comes on the radio. A few hours later, you find yourself humming the tune as you work on reports. By the end of the day, your coworkers want to muzzle you because now they all also have that song stuck in their heads. Time for some new music? All you need is an iPod and iPod and iTunes for Windows and Mac In a Snap and you'll have tons of new songs to hum along with. This book is designed specifically for a busy person like you, who doesn't have time for long-winded explanations of how and why each piece of the iPod works. Organized into a series of well-organized tasks that you can easily accomplish, you will quickly learn what you need to do and then be able to do it. iPod and iTunes for Windows and Mac In a Snap covers all versions of the iPod, including the new shuffle, as well as both the Windows and Mac versions of iTunes.

About author

Brian Tiemann is a freelance technology columnist and software engineer who has written extensively in online magazines about the Macintosh, Apple software, and the philosophy of user-friendly design that has always been synonymous with them. A creative professional in the graphic arts and web design world as well as in networking and software quality, he enjoys software like iTunes and gadgets like the iPod not just as tools, but as prime expressions of the elusive art of the user experience.

A graduate of Caltech, author of Mac OS X Tiger in a Snap, and coauthor of FreeBSD Unleashed and Sams Teach Yourself FreeBSD in 24 Hours, Brian enjoys animation, motorcycles, photography, technological gadgets, the outdoors, and writing about them all. He lives in Silicon Valley with canines Capri and Banzai.

iPod: The Missing Manual : 9780596529789

With iPod and iTunes, Apple's gotten the world hooked on portable music, pictures, and videos. One thing they haven't delivered, though, is an easy guide for getting the most from your sleek little entertainment center. Enter iPod: The Missing Manual, 5th Edition-a book as breathtaking and satisfying as its subject.

Our latest edition thoroughly covers the redesigned iPod Nanos, the video iPod, the tiny Shuffle and the overhauled iTunes 7. Each custom-designed page sports easy-to-follow color graphics, crystal-clear explanations, and guidance on the most useful things your iPod can do. Topics include:

• Out of the box and into your ears. Learn how to install iTunes, load music on your iPod, and how to get rid of that dang, flashing "Do not disconnect" message.


• Bopping around the iPod. Whether you've got a tiny Shuffle or a big-screen model you'll learn everything from turning your iPod off and on to charging your iPod without a computer. Special coverage for iPod owners with trickster friends: How to reset the iPod's menus to English if they've been changed to, say, Korean.


• In tune with iTunes. iTunes can do far more than your father's jukebox. Learn how to pick and choose which parts of your iTunes library loads onto your iPod, how to move your sacred iTunes Folder to a bigger hard drive, and how to add album covers to your growing collection.


• The power of the 'Pod. Download movies, play photo slideshows, find cool podcasts, and more: this book shows you how to unleash all your iPod's power.

iPod is simply the best music player available, and this is the manual that should have come with it.

iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, Fourth Edition : 9780596526757

When Apple introduced the iPod in 2001, CEO Steve Jobs declared, "listening to music will never be the same again." He was right on the money. The iPod grabbed attention right away, and by the end of 2005, more than 41 million of them had sold. iPod is the dominant digital music player on the market, and for the first time, Apple gets to feel like Microsoft.

iPod steadily evolved through five generations since then, and today the dynasty ranges from a screenless 512-megabyte version that can hold plenty of songs for your gym routine to a 60-gigabyte multimedia jukebox that can spin out an entire season of "Desperate Housewives", along with thousands of color photos and all that colorful music.

An iPod is many things to many people, but it can be much more than most people realize. That's where iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual comes in. Like the device itself, this book is a long-running bestseller, now in its fourth edition. What makes it so popular is the wealth of useful information it brings to anyone who breaks open iPod's distinctive packaging-especially since Apple doesn't supply a manual of its own.

Once again, we've updated this guide to fully explain the ins and outs of iPod, including the nano, the shuffle, and all the latest features and uses, such as:

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  The 5th generation Video iPod, which can hold 15,000 songs, 25,000 photos, and 150 hours of video

  
  


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  iTunes 6, where you can buy tunes, subscribe to Podcasts, tune into internet radio, download videos, build playlists, and more

  
  


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  Going beyond the music to use iPod as an external drive, an eBook, a personal organizer, a GameBoy, and a slide projector

  
  


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  Extreme iPodding with shareware and AppleScripts, using an iPod with external speakers (including the car stereo), accessories, and troubleshooting

  
  

It's been five years since iPod hit the scene, but, clearly, the evolution has only just begun. iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual gives you everything you need to evolve with it.

iPod & iTunes (Missing Manuals) : 9780596008772

Whether it's the ultra-thin, pocket-sized iPod or the vast music library known as iTunes, it seems like everyone is relying on these marvels of technology for their musical needs. CDs and cassettes? They're so twentieth century!

But like any cutting-edge technology, improvements come fast and furious. To keep up with all the recent changes to iPod and iTunes, O'Reilly has once again fully updated and refreshed its bestselling Missing Manual. This third edition now reflects the following cool advancements:

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  the fourth-generation iPod, which has a capacity of 10,000 songs
  

  
  


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  iPod Photo and iPod Shuffle: the two newest members of the iPod family
  

  
  


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  Airport Express (featuring AirTunes), a gadget that streams iTunes music wirelessly through the speakers of a nearby stereo
  

  
  


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  the latest version of iTunes (4.7)

  
  

Covering all iPod models for both Mac and Windows, iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, 3rd Edition lays bare an astonishing collection of useful tips, tricks, and shortcuts. For prospective iPod owners, it reveals how the iPod can be used as a PalmPilot, a hard drive, an e-book, and even as a GameBoy. Experienced iPodders, meanwhile, will benefit from the up-to-the-minute nature of the book's content. And if the deep reservoir of the iTunes music store is more your style, it's also the ultimate guide to the iTunes software and iTunes Music Store for both Mac and Windows.

Like the rest of the Missing Manual series, iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual is written in a witty and entertaining style that makes it an easy read for even the most non-technical of consumers.

iPod & iTunes: Missing Manual, Second Edition : 9780596006587

In this freshly updated edition, New York Times tech columnist J. D. Biersdorfer blows open the secret doors of this gleaming, chrome-and-white beauty. With humor and authority, she lays bare an astonishing collection of useful tips, tricks, and shortcuts, and covers all iPod models for both Mac and Windows, including the iPod Mini. iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual is also the ultimate guide to the iTunes software, MusicMatch Jukebox, and the new iTunes Music Store for both Mac and Windows.

Remember the first time you heard about MP3 files? You could take a regular old CD, like The Essential Johnny Cash or an album of Strauss violin concertos played by Sarah Chang, put it in your computer's CD drive, and convert all of your favorite songs into the MP3 format. And do you recall your delight when you learned that those MP3 files took up a tenth of the space it would take to copy the CD audio files directly to your hard drive? You could leave the CD at home and play the new files (which sounded almost as good as the original CD, come to think of it) and rock out at your desk with your growing collection of freshly "ripped" MP3s.

Having a folder stuffed with tunes on your computer made working at it more enjoyable, but humans are always on the go. By 1998, the first portable MP3 players began to trickle onto store shelves, many offering 32 big, roomy megabytes of memory to store song files transferred from the computer.

Of course, most people wanted more than 30 minutes of music at a time. So later MP3 players came with more room for music, even if they were a little bigger and a little bulkier.

Then came the iPod.

iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac in a Snap (2nd Edition) (Sams Teach Yourself) : 9780672328992

iPod enthusiasts, this book is for you. iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac in a Snap, Second Edition has been updated to cover the latest version of iTunes and the entire family of iPods, including the new Nano, and podcast and video download features. Organized into a series of well-organized, bite-sized, quickly accomplished tasks, the book lets you zero right in on the one particular task you want to accomplish, quickly figure out what to do, do it, and then get back to your favorite thing to do: play with your iPod.

About author

Brian Tiemann is a freelance technology columnist and software engineer who has written extensively in online magazines about the Macintosh, Apple software, and the philosophy of user-friendly design that has always been synonymous with them. A creative professional in the graphic arts and web design world as well as in networking and software quality, he enjoys software like iTunes and gadgets like the iPod not just as tools, but as prime expressions of the elusive art of the user experience.

A graduate of Caltech, author of Mac OS X Tiger in a Snap, and coauthor of FreeBSD Unleashed and Sams Teach Yourself FreeBSD in 24 Hours, Brian enjoys animation, motorcycles, photography, technological gadgets, the outdoors, and writing about them all. He lives in Silicon Valley with canines Capri and Banzai.

iPod & iTunes For Dummies, 3rd Edition : 9780471747390

Import music, create playlists, burn CDs, and more

Power up your iPod, fill it with tunes, even use it to manage your life

Nothing since the Walkman® has changed the music world like the iPod. But did you know your iPod can also keep your calendar, store photos, and wake you in time for breakfast? Here's how to find, download, and play music, fine-tune sound, get podcasts, and all the rest.

Discover how to

• Set up iTunes and your iPod


• Connect your iPod to your home stereo


• Transfer and view photos on your iPod


• Import music from tape, vinyl, or CD


• Troubleshoot problems


• Shop at the iTunes Music Store
  

About the Author
Tony Bove and Cheryl Rhodes have kicked around the computer industry for decades, editing the influential Inside Report on New Media newsletter and writing for weekly and monthly magazines, including Computer Currents, NeXTWORLD, The Chicago Tribune Sunday Technology Section, and NewMedia. They also co-founded and edited Desktop Publishing/Publish magazine.
Tony and Cheryl have written over a dozen books on computing, desktop publishing, and multimedia, including iLife All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (Wiley), The Art of Desktop Publishing (Bantam), and a series of books about Macromedia Director, Adobe Illustrator, and PageMaker. Tony has also worked as a director of enterprise marketing for a large software company, and as a communications director and technical publications manager. Cheryl recently founded and served as director of a charter school and has worked as a professional courseware designer and an instructor in computer courses at elementary and high schools.
Tracing the personal computer revolution back to the Sixties counterculture, Tony and Cheryl produced a CD-ROM interactive documentary in 1996, Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties (featuring music from the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, and the Jefferson Airplane). They also developed the Rockument music site, www.rockument.com, with commentary and radio programs focused on rock music history. As a founding member of the Flying Other Brothers (www.flyingotherbros.com), Tony has performed with Hall-of-Fame rock musicians and uses his iPod to store extensive concert recordings.

iPod and iTunes Starter Kit : 9780789732781

The iPod and iTunes are the hottest technologies in the world of digital music today. Whether you're a Mac or Windows user, the iPod and iTunes Starter Kit provides all the information that you need to get the most out these amazing digital music tools, including the Apple iTunes Music Store. From the basics of listening to audio CDs to advanced customization of music on an iPod, this book will enable you to master digital music by using these tools. Included in the kit is a CD with FREE downloads (an $80 value) of various software products for your iPod and your iTunes such as Lyripod 1.0, GNUpod, Music Publisher, RadioLover 1.2, RockStar 1.0 and much more.

If you have been toying with the idea of getting into digital music.... If you have an iPod and aren't sure what to do with it.... If you wish you had a good way to stop messing around with a bunch of CDs when you want to listen to music.... If you've heard great things about iPods, have seen the commercials for the iTunes Music Store, and want to know what all the fuss is about, then welcome to the Absolute Beginner's Guide to iPod and iTunes!

iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual : 9780596527259

If you used iPhoto when it first came out, you'll remember the way it slowed to a crawl once you loaded it with about 2,000 photos. Compare that to this year's model: iPhoto 6 can handle as many as 250,000 images and still have the power to run a host of suped-up features. Its new software engine lets you make changes with a drag & drop editing tool, find photos with a robust search feature, and manipulate images without affecting the originals in your master library. You can also:

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  View and work on full-screen images

  
  


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  Make quick edits with one click

  
  


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  Work with RAW images

  
  


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  Create cool new calendars, greeting cards and books

  
  


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  Post photos online with the new iWeb application

  
  


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  Use a method of sharing called "Photocasting"

  
  

Apple makes it all sound so easy: just drag this, click that and you're done. But, as intuitive as these features are, you can still get lost, especially if you're new to iPhoto. Not to worry. iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual gives you plenty of undocumented tips & tricks for taking advantage of the new version and every little feature packed into it.

iPhoto 6 for Mac OS X (Visual QuickStart Guide) : 9780321423313

Need to learn iPhoto 6 fast? Try a Visual QuickStart!

This best-selling reference’s visual format and step-by-step, task-based instructions will have you up and running with this great iLife 06 application in no time. Best-selling author and instructor Adam Engst uses crystal-clear instructions, full-color illustrations, and friendly prose to introduce you to everything from importing, tagging, editing, and perfecting images to creating slideshows and photo albums to easy online Web publishing. You’ll also learn about everything new in iPhoto 6, including enhanced editing and special effects, calendars and cards, photocasting, and more!

About the Author

Adam C. Engst is the editor and publisher of TidBITS, one of the oldest and largest Internet-based newsletters. Adam has written and co-authored numerous computing books and magazine articles, including the best-selling Internet Starter Kit series , all editions of the iPhoto: Visual QuickStart Guide, and Take Control books on Tiger, Apple Mail, and more (Peachpit Press). In addition, he has collaborated on several Internet educational videos and has appeared on a variety of nationally broadcast television and radio programs.

iPhoto 5: Missing Manual : 9780596100346

Our Missing Manual is hands-down the bestselling book on iPhoto. And now, updated to cover Apple's newest release, iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual comes fully loaded--and in full color--so you can exercise all the power, flexibility, and creativity of the stunning new iPhoto 5.

Some of iPhoto 5's fifty new features are tiny nips and tucks, such as menu rewordings, quiet refinements, and secret keystrokes that take most people days to stumble through. Others are big-ticket overhauls aimed at both power users (RAW-file import and editing, color correction sliders, real-time histogram) and everyday shutterbugs (nested file folders, individual-photo control in slideshows, and a completely rewritten book-layout kit). Additional improvements include a robust search feature (similar to that of iTunes) and the addition of "objects" for slideshow and book projects (using objects, you can manipulate images without affecting pictures in your master library).

iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual covers them all with the scrupulous objectivity, clever wit, and technical wisdom you count on from David Pogue along with the Mac and digital photography expertise of Derrick Story.

Their authoritative guide starts out with a crash course on digital photography, complete with tutorials on buying a digital camera, composing brilliant photos in various situations (including sports photography, portraits, nighttime photography--even kid photography!) and making digital movies. iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual then launches into every detail of iPhoto, from camera-meets-Mac basics to storing, searching, and editing; from sharing your digital photography with the world (via customized slideshows--complete with iTunes soundtrack, if you like--prints, photo books, email, the Web, and even your network) to exporting to QuickTime and iDVD. And don't forget iPhoto "stunts," such as building custom screen savers and desktop backdrops; exporting pictures; making the most of plug-ins, add-ons, and beef-ups; using AppleScript; and managing files with backups, CDs, and photo libraries.

iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual gives you everything you need to become the digital photographer extraordinaire you want to be.

iPhone: The Missing Manual : 9780596513740

As you'd expect of Apple, the iPhone is gorgeous. iPhone: The Missing Manual is a book as breathtaking as its subject. Teeming with high-quality color graphics, each custom designed page helps you accomplish specific tasks -- everything from Web browsing to watching videos. Written by New York Times columnist and Missing Manual series creator David Pogue, this book shows you how to get the most out of your new Apple iPhone.

The name iPhone may be doing Apple a disservice. This machine is so packed with possibilities that the cellphone may actually be the least interesting part. The iPhone is at least three products merged into one: a phone, a wide-screen iPod and a wireless, touch-screen Internet communicator. The iPhone's beauty alone may be enough for you to dig for your credit cards, but its Mac OS X-based software makes it not so much a smartphone as something out of the film "Minority Report."

The real magic, however, awaits when you browse the Web. You get to see the entire Web page on the iPhone's screen. All of this is cooked up with Apple's traditional secret sauce of simplicity, intelligence and whimsy.

Written by New York Times columnist and Missing Manual series creator David Pogue, iPhone: The Missing Manual shows you everything they need to know to get the most out of your new Apple iPhone. Full of humor, tips, tricks, and surprises, this book teaches you how to extend iPhone's usefulness by exploiting its links to the Web as well as its connection to Macs or PCs; how to save money using Internet-based messages instead of phone calls; and how to fill the iPhone with TV shows and DVDs for free.

iPAQ for Dummies : 9780764567698

Get organized with iPAQ’s power – use Word, Excel, and more

Put your office, your music, e-mail, even the Web in your pocket!

All that power in your pocket might be a little overwhelming, if you didn’t have this friendly book to help you use it! From choosing the iPAQ model that’s right for you to surfing the Net and checking your e-mail, you’ll find out how to get the most from the coolest toy on the block.

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English


• "Get in, get out" information


• Icons and other navigational aids


• Tear-out cheat sheet


• Top ten lists


• A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

• Keep your calendar


• Create pocket spreadsheets and manage money


• Sync your iPAQ with other devices


• Back up your files


• Manage your contacts and address book


• Write or record notes

About the Author
Brian Underdahl is the author of more than 70 books and numerous articles on various technologies. He has appeared as a computer expert on several television shows.

IPA - Concepts and Applications in Engineering (Decision Engineering) : 9781852337414

This book presents the results of extensive research in computer-supported decision
processes in engineering, carried out over many years by the author and his collaborators.
The author has cooperated with designers in Poland and in Germany.Very
often there was university–industry cooperation for the building of specific software
for certain engineering tasks.

The majority of the concepts, for example “the designer’s personal assistant” and
the decomposition and coordination of multicriteria decision problems, evolved
through cooperation with designers in this field. The author,while working together
with them, understood that this group of people is characterised by a strong individualism
and that the range of applied approaches and methods is wide.

The most significant influences on the author’s opinions through contact with the
designers were the lectures he delivered for more than 12 years for post-graduate
studies on computer-aided design in machinery. The lectures included seminars
which required the creation of concepts for an individual computer support system
for decision processes, generally well known to the designers who participated in the
lectures. In the theoretical part the characteristics of the actual computer-aided
design and engineering (CAD and CAE) tools were depicted,whereas in the practical
part the students created concepts of computer environments for the realisation of
design projects in their own professional work. The task was confined to the expression
of the design process.This was followed by the development of a concept for the
implementation of different computer technologies in the next stages of their
processes. The lectures were attended annually by 15 to 25 participants, allowing the
teacher the opportunity to cover quite a wide spectrum of real industrial design
processes. The majority of students worked in machine industries with different production
outputs and product ranges: from aircraft components to a production line
for the spraying of car bodies, and from the development of mobile aerial systems to
the production of lightbulbs. Several concepts worked out during the seminars were
later realised in practice.

IP Telephony Unveiled : 9781587200755

Understand how IP telephony can change your business

This book explains four key points to help you successfully implement your IP telephony strategy:

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  IP telephony works today. This is not new, unproven technology. Thousands of customers have implemented IP telephony successfully. So can you.

  
  


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  Expect to save money. IP telephony may well cost your organization money-initially. But the business impact and post-installation process improvements give you a significant and rapid return on your investment.

  
  


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  It's more than voice over IP. You'll understand the difference between voice over IP (VoIP) and IP telephony and what that means for your business. This is critical. They are not the same. It's more than a dial tone. There are potential business-impacting applications within your own organization. IP Telephony Unveiled helps you recognize these applications.

  
  

The emerging IP telephony market is fraught with misunderstandings and misinformation. IP telephony can impact a company's business model in tremendous ways. It can open new revenue streams, enhance profitability, drive new levels of customer and employee satisfaction, and be a key enabler in a company's strategy to differentiate itself competitively-but only if you're aware of these benefits.

IP Telephony Unveiled is written for all those responsible for corporate strategies for revenue generation, cost containment, and customer satisfaction. IP Telephony Unveiled uncovers the value behind this technology, which helps you see past what might appear to be only a new telephone system, to understand the strategic enabler laying dormant in many companies' networks. Through this book, you will understand the real benefits of an IP telephony strategy and get assistance in developing this strategy inside your organization.

This volume is in the Network Business Series offered by Cisco Press. Books in this series provide IT executives, decision makers, and networking professionals with pertinent information on today's most important technologies and business strategies.

IP Storage Networking: Straight to the Core : 9780321159601

"For those considering network storage consolidation, Straight to the Core walks the reader through both the how and why of IP and Ethernet's flexibility." Larry Boucher, CEO Alacritech

"A forward-looking work with excellent technical content. Orenstein knows his stuff. ...enough technical meat to satisfy the engineers and business overview of continuance strategies to satisfy CIOs/managers/planners."Tom Clark, SNIA board member and author of IP SANs

Maximizing the business value of enterprise storage technology

Soon, you'll be managing 100x more data than you are today -- with even greater demands for availability and business continuity. IP Storage Networking: Straight to the Core gives you a complete blueprint for meeting that challenge.

Enterprise storage expert Gary Orenstein delivers expert guidance for evaluating, architecting, and implementing IP-based storage technologies... and for maximizing the business value of storage across a range of your requirements.

Orenstein covers all this, and more:

• Enterprise storage networking: current options, future trends


• New storage strategies: from disaster recovery to operational agility


• A complete software infrastructure for managing enterprise storage


• The evolution of distributed storage intelligence


• Outsourcing storage and managing storage-related SLAs


• IP-based SANs: iSCSI, topologies, security, and other key issues


• Implementing policies that protect data and facilitate recovery


• Measuring and maximizing ROI on enterprise storage investments

Whether you're a technical or business professional, IP Storage Networking: Straight to the Core will help you develop storage action plans that leverage innovation to maximize value on every dime you invest.

IP Routing Fundamentals : 9781578700714

A comprehensive ntroduction to routing concepts and protocols in IP networks.

• Comprehensive review of the operational mechanics of today's leading routing protocols, including IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, RIP, and RIP-2


• Detailed explanation of IP addressing, including classful and classless addresses, subnetting, supernetting, Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR), and Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSM)


• Side-by-side comparisons of various LAN segmentation technologies, including bridges, switches, and routers


• Exploration of how routers are used to build wide area networks


• Examination of the future of routing, including IPv6, next generation routing protocols, host-based routing, and IP Switching

IP Routing Fundamentals is the definitive introduction to routing in IP networks. This comprehensive guide explores the mechanics of routers, routing protocols, network interfaces, and operating systems.

This reference provides essential background information for network professionals who are deploying and maintaining LANs and WANs, as well as IT managers who are seeking information on how evolving internetworking technology will affect future networks. Part I discusses the many roles routers play in networks, Part II talks about the inner working of routers, Part III works with the operational issues of routing protocols, and Part IV addresses implementation issues that provide practical insight, in addition to a discussion of the future of routing.

IP Quality of Service (Cisco Networking Fundamentals) : 9781578701162

The complete resource for understanding and deploying IP quality of service for Cisco networks

Learn to deliver and deploy IP QoS and MPLS-based traffic engineering by understanding:

• QoS fundamentals and the need for IP QoS


• The Differentiated Services QoS architecture and its enabling QoS functionality


• The Integrated Services QoS model and its enabling QoS functions


• ATM, Frame Relay, and IEEE 802.1p/802.1Q QoS technologies and how they work with IP QoS


• MPLS and MPLS VPN QoS and how they work with IP QoS


• MPLS traffic engineering


• Routing policies, general IP QoS functions, and other miscellaneous QoS information

Quality-of-service (QoS) technologies provide networks with greater reliability in delivering applications, as well as control over access, delay, loss, content quality, and bandwidth. IP QoS functions are crucial in today's scalable IP networks. These networks are designed to deliver reliable and differentiated Internet services by enabling network operators to control network resources and use. Network planners, designers, and engineers need a thorough understanding of QoS concepts and features to enable their networks to run at maximum efficiency and to deliver the new generation of time-critical multimedia and voice applications.

IP Quality of Service serves as an essential resource and design guide for anyone planning to deploy QoS services in Cisco networks. Author Srinivas Vegesna provides complete coverage of Cisco IP QoS features and functions, including case studies and configuration examples. The emphasis is on real-world application-going beyond conceptual explanations to teach actual deployment.

IP Quality of Service is written for internetworking professionals who are responsible for designing and maintaining IP services for corporate intranets and for service provider network infrastructures. If you are a network engineer, architect, manager, planner, or operator who has a rudimentary knowledge of QoS technologies, this book will provide you with practical insights on what you need to consider when designing and implementing various degrees of QoS in the network. Because incorporating some measure of QoS is an integral part of any network design process, IP Quality of Service applies to all IP networks-corporate intranets, service provider networks, and the Internet.

About the Author

Srinivas Vegesna, CCIE(r) No. 1399, is a manager in the Service Provider Advanced Consulting Services program at Cisco Systems. His focus is general IP networking, with a special focus on IP routing protocols and IP QoS. In his six years at Cisco, Srinivas has worked with several large service provider and enterprise customers in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting large-scale IP networks. Srinivas holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from Arizona State University.

IP Over WDM : 9780470844175

IP over WDM explores the coming together of communication and computer networking technologies: optical fiber using WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) and IP - the Internet Protocol.

Fiber optics technology is revolutionizing the telecommunications and networking industries by offering the enormous capacity required to sustain continuous growth of the Internet. Meanwhile, IP is rapidly becoming the dominant network protocol for a global and ubiquitous Internet.

In his pioneering text, Kevin Liu demonstrates how to fully exploit the fiber bandwidth capacity by WDM and the universal connectivity offered by IP, by carefully integrating the two technologies and optimising systems to play to their strengths. He presents IP/WDM architectural and internetworking models, discusses network control and traffic engineering and highlights issues specific to IP/WDM networks.

Features:

• Performance studies, simulations and case studies


• WDM network testbeds and products comparison


• Standardization initiatives


• A comprehensive review of optical communications, routing, signalling, and other optical network control and management functions


• A comprehensive review of IP over WDM networking architectures, IP/WDM internetworking models, and IP/WDM service models


• Detailed coverage of Internet routing, MPLS/MPlS/GMPLS, IP/WDM network addressing, WDM topology discovery, IP/WDM routing, IP/WDM signalling, and IP/WDM restoration


• Detailed coverage on Internet and MPLS traffic engineering, and IP/WDM traffic engineering


• Discussion on IP/WDM group communication, TCP over optical networks, and IP/WDM network applications

This detailed and precise presentation of a new paradigm in network engineering will appeal to all telecommunications and computer network engineers designing and building next generation systems as well as graduate students majoring in control and traffic engineering for next generation optical networks.

IP over WDM: Building the Next Generation Optical Internet : 9780471212485

The primary objective of this book is to provide, in an understandable style, comprehensive and practical information on the transport of the Internet protocol (IP) over the optical/wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) layer. This is accomplished by providing sufficient background information on the enabling technologies, followed by an in-depth discussion on the various aspects of IP over WDM. The vision for IP over WDM is that when it becomes a reality it will revolutionize networking as we know it today. It is already presenting new major business opportunities and could potentially affect the future of Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SONET/SDH), asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), and other technologies. The motivation for writing this book came from the realization that there was a shortage of technical material in a single place on IP-over-WDM technology.

Although this book could have been written by a single author, I felt that different perspectives from different experts, who have confirmed their work in their respective specialties with their peers, would bring tremendous value and make the contents more interesting. It has been our intention to encourage authors to be concerned about the adjoining layers and technologies even though their primary interest has been to focus deeply on only one aspect of the technology spectrum. To meet this objective of interoperability I felt all along that it is good to have some overlaps in the subject material since the context often differs from one focus area to another, and how a certain issue or problem is perceived can vary widely.

Publication of this book is very timely because information on the topic is scattered. Although there are many books in the area of optical networking focusing on the optical layer and the enabling devices and technologies, they do scant justice to the field of intelligent optical Internet, where IP is mapped directly over the optical layer. This book is intended to be a single authoritative source of information to both industry and academia. The primary audience for the book are practicing engineers and designers and engineering managers. In addition, the book is written in a format and style that makes it suitable as an undergraduate (senior year) or graduate-level textbook in a one-semester (or with omission of some topics) one-quarter format. It is our belief that this book will provide readers with sufficient exposure to the knowledge, with a good mix of theory and practice, to lay a solid foundation in IP-over-WDM and related technologies.

Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control : 9780201095289

Now in its third edition, Introduction to Robotics by John J. Craig provides readers with real-world practicality with underlying theory presented. With one half of the material from traditional mechanical engineering material, one fourth control theoretical material, and one fourth computer science, the book covers rigid-body transformations, forward and inverse positional kinematics, velocities and Jacobians of linkages, dynamics, linear control, non-linear control, force control methodologies, mechanical design aspects and programming of robots.

This book introduces the science and engineering of mechanical manipulation. This subdiscipline of robotics has its foundations in several classical fields. The major relevant fields are mechanics, control theory, and computer science. In this book, Chapters 1 through 8 cover topics from mechanical engineering and mathematics, Chapters 9 through 11 cover control theoretical material, and Chapters 12 and 13 might be classed as computer science material. Additionally, the book emphasizes computational aspects of the problems throughout; for example, each chapter which is predominantly concerned with mechanics has a brief section devoted to computational considerations.

This book has evolved from class notes used to teach "Introduction to Robotics" at Stanford University during the autumns of 1983 through 1985, and the first edition used at Stanford and many other schools from 1986 through 1988. The present edition has benefited from this use and incorporates corrections and improvements due to feedback from many sources. At Stanford, the introductory robotics course is the first in a three quarter sequence where the second quarter covers computer vision and the third covers artificial intelligence, locomotion, and advanced topics. .

This book is appropriate for a senior undergraduate or first year graduate levei course. It is helpful if the student has had one basic course in statics and dynamics, a course in linear algebra, and can program in a high levellanguage. Additionally it is helpful, though not absolutely necessary, that the student have completed an introductory course in control theory. One aim of the book is to present material in a simple, intuitive way. Specifically, the audience need not be strictly mechanical engineers, though much of the material is taken from that field. At Stanford, many electrical engineers, computer scientists, and mathematicians found the first edition quite readable.

Introduction to Reconfigurable Computing: Architectures, algorithms and applications : 9781402060885

The book by Christophe Bobda, however, has also been written for people with a software background, substantially reducing the educational leap by bridging the gap. His book has the potential to become a best-seller and to stimulate the urgently needed transformation of the software developer populations mind set, by playing a similar role as known from the famous historic Mead-&-Conway textbook for the VLSI design revolution.

Reiner Hartenstein, IEEE fellow,
Professor, TU Kaiserslautern "

Introduction to Reconfigurable Computing provides a comprehensive study of the field Reconfigurable Computing. It provides an entry point to the novice willing to move in the research field reconfigurable computing, FPGA and system on programmable chip design. The book can also be used as teaching reference for a graduate course in computer engineering, or as reference to advance electrical and computer engineers. It provides a very strong theoretical and practical background to the field of reconfigurable computing, from the early Estrins machine to the very modern architecture like coarse-grained reconfigurable device and the embedded logic devices. Apart from the introduction and the conclusion, the main chapters of the book are Architecture of reconfigurable systems, Design and implementation, High-Level Synthesis for Reconfigurable Devices, Temporal placement, On-line and Dynamic Interconnection, Designing a reconfigurable application on Xilinx Virtex FPGA, System on programmable chip, Applications.

About the Author

Dr. Christophe Bobda is Associate Professor in the Department of Computing Science at Kaiserslautern University of Technology in Germany

Introduction to Probability with Statistical Applications : 9780817644970

This book provides a calculus-based introduction to probability and statistics. It contains enough material for two semesters but, with judicious selection, it can be used as a textbook for a one-semester course, either in probability and statistics or in probability alone.

Each section contains many examples and exercises and, in the statistical sections, examples taken from current research journals.

The discussion is rigorous, with carefully motivated definitions, theorems and proofs, but aimed for an audience, such as computer science students, whose mathematical background is not very strong and who do not need the detail and mathematical depth of similar books written for mathematics or statistics majors.

The use of linear algebra is avoided and the use of multivariable calculus is minimized as much as possible. The few concepts from the latter, like double integrals, that were unavoidable, are explained in an informal manner, but triple or higher integrals are not used. The reader may find a few brief references to other more advanced concepts, but they can safely be ignored.

Introduction to Operating System Design and Implementation: The OSP 2 Approach (Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science) : 9781846288425

Understanding the main principles and algorithms underlying a modern operating system is essential in undergraduate computer science. The complexity of this subject, however, means that mastering it requires significant practical experience. This unique book accomplishes just that: it teaches introductory subjects in OS design and implementation through hands-on engagement with OSP 2, the next generation of the highly popular OSP courseware. 

This book exposes students to many essential features of operating systems while at the same time isolating them from low-level, machine-dependent concerns. With its accompanying software, the book contains enough projects for up to three semesters. Even one semester's study, however, suffices to cover page-replacement strategies in virtual memory management, CPU scheduling strategies, disk seek-time optimization and other issues in operating system design. 

Features include:

Provides an opportunity to practice OS design and implementation skills in a realistic, flexible, and easy-to-use systems programming environment that promotes "active learning" and reinforces lecture material.

OSP 2 is written in Java, so that students learn an object-oriented approach to OS design and implementation.

Contains many pedagogical tools: chapter goals, internet support for students and instructors; OSP 2 courseware and an instructors' manual, which includes helpful tips for course instructors and sample assignments, is available at www.springer.com/978-1-84628-842-5.

Each chapter includes self-contained explanations of the OS concepts underlying the student project for that chapter.

Written for undergraduates in a first operating systems course, this text provides essential foundations through the user-friendly, highly flexible OSP 2 courseware environment.

Introduction to Cryptography: Principles and Applications : 9783540492436

Due to the rapid growth of digital communication and electronic data exchange, information security has become a crucial issue in industry, business, and administration. Modern cryptography provides essential techniques for securing information and protecting data.

In the first part, this book covers the key concepts of cryptography on an undergraduate level, from encryption and digital signatures to cryptographic protocols. Essential techniques are demonstrated in protocols for key exchange, user identification, electronic elections and digital cash. In the second part, more advanced topics are addressed, such as the bit security of one-way functions and computationally perfect pseudorandom bit generators. The security of cryptographic schemes is a central topic. Typical examples of provably secure encryption and signature schemes and their security proofs are given. Though particular attention is given to the mathematical foundations, no special background in mathematics is presumed. The necessary algebra, number theory and probability theory are included in the appendix. Each chapter closes with a collection of exercises.

The second edition contains corrections, revisions and new material, including a complete description of the AES, an extended section on cryptographic hash functions, a new section on random oracle proofs, and a new section on public-key encryption schemes that are provably secure against adaptively-chosen-ciphertext attacks.