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1) Kindle Edition eBooks Traffic Engineering with MPLS by Cisco Press. The product goes deep in the MPLS TE teory and some practice in IOS also. But there is so many pages with no relevant info.¤ 2) Kindle Edition eBooks Traffic Engineering with MPLS by Cisco Press. As most CCIE´s do, I ventured out in search of my next technical mastery. After reading the MPLS and VPN Architectures book from Cisco Press, I decided to venture onward into the Traffic Engineering aspect of MPLS. WoW! There sure is a lot of information out there and this book does a good job on covering the in depth details of the topic. I would however not recommend this book if you haven´t read the first book mentioned as a primer/base for your MPLS knowledge because this one dives in deep very quickly. I work for a large service provider and we are designing a new MPLS based network to support several very large customers global networks therefore I need to be on top of the MPLS game. Not only does this book cover the MPLS TE concepts very well but also gets in to the tough areas of QOS such as RSVP, Diffserv and even into SPF! The chapters that I found the most rewarding were chapters 9 and 10 because not only are the diagrams easy to follow and apply to the topic at hand but they discuss the "knobs" that´s be tweaked to make MPLS do exactly as you want it to which is the goal of this book. This book also covers topics such as IS-IS, Multicast routing, LDP-TDP, and the innards of MPLS as well as TE.¤ 3) Kindle Edition eBooks Traffic Engineering with MPLS by Cisco Press. Traffic Engineering with MPLS (ISBN 1587050315)
Eric Osborne, Ajay Simha As most CCIE´s do, I ventured out in search of my next technical mastery. After reading the MPLS and VPN Architectures book from Cisco Press, I decided to venture onward into the Traffic Engineering aspect of MPLS. WoW! There sure is a lot of information out there and this book does a good job on covering the in depth details of the topic. I would however not recommend this book if you haven´t read the first book mentioned as a primer/base for your MPLS knowledge because this one dives in deep very quickly. I work for a large service provider and we are designing a new MPLS based network to support several very large customers global networks therefore I need to be on top of the MPLS game. Not only does this book cover the MPLS TE concepts very well but also gets in to the tough areas of QOS such as RSVP, Diffserv and even into SPF! The chapters that I found the most rewarding were chapters 9 and 10 because not only are the diagrams easy to follow and apply to the topic at hand but they discuss the "knobs" that´s be tweaked to make MPLS do exactly as you want it to which is the goal of this book. This book also covers topics such as IS-IS, Multicast routing, LDP-TDP, and the innards of MPLS as well as TE.¤ 4) Kindle Edition eBooks Traffic Engineering with MPLS by Cisco Press. I´m up to P.274. Two reasons I bought this book
- I needed to know about MPLS TE
- I don´t think there are any other MPLS TE books around. I´ve worked in a SP for 3 years on MPLS/VPN so I´m familiar with labelly things. On the whole it´s good but not great. It is NOT in the same class as Jeff Doyle for clarity. The book has no Glossary - incredible! P.48 Fig. 2-10, text box on top right needs English fixed.
P.49 Does VC merge use AAL5 ´last cell´ bit in ATM header? If so, say so.
P.62 Hellos & Keepalives ´explanation´ is confused.
P.93 I found the explanation on Affinity very confusing and had to read it many time to comprehend it. I expect to have to read this a few times but not many. Eg. I gather Attribute is what is configured on link and Affinity is what is configured on Headend and is therefore carried in protocol (which protocol: CSPT or RSVP-TE?)
P.96 "Tunnel affinities and link attributes can be confusing" then rework the explanation so it´s clear.
P.115 Table 4-1 called "Class Map Matches". Is this right?
P.143 to 158 All the packet contents should have been put in an appendix.
P.146 "Yes, this is confusing", for something which is quite simple.
P.160 *** Excellent idea putting line numbers in so they can be refered to in explanation. ***
P.172 Paragraph starts "This can be confusing to most people". What a negative way to start the explanation! This is code for ´we didn´t work long enough at the explanation long enough to make it clear´.
P.177 "top link to gsr8" and there is only one link.
P.185 "Example 4-32" should be "Example 4-34".
P.186 "Example 4-0" in 3 places should be "Example 4-35", "Example 4-36", "Example 4-37" respecively.
P.236 Needs clarification & correction to,
"Figure 5-11 shows an *abnormal* scenario in which changing the metric *before* SPF, rather than *after* makes a difference. Note that text on Table 5-17 correctly says *before*. P.242 In table 5-21 and just after it should emphasise which is unexpected behaviour and why.
P.242 Last paragraph "Router F" should be "Router G". "B->D->E->F" should be "B->D->E->G". "C->E->F" should be
P.270 2nd bullet point "In both the ip2mpls ans mpls2mpls pop cases.." is confused since ´ip2mpls´ is not label popping but label imposition. However this is in sync with paragraph which follows it "...if you set a packet´s EXP values differently from the underlying IP packet (which is ip2mpls), or if change the EXP values in the top of a label stack (which is mpls2mpls).
P.274, Fig. 6-8. There is no explanation for why ip2mpls and mpls2mpls don´t follow the rules of P.273 Table 6-5. Presumably it´s so that at mpls2ip, the EXP overwriting it´s equivalent DSCP can be seen. Same comment for Figs. 6-9 and 6-10. Cisco Press had no errata for this book 3nov03. I´m sure there were other reviews of this book when I looked here a few weeks ago ?!?!?!¤ 5) Kindle Edition eBooks Traffic Engineering with MPLS by Cisco Press. Information Overload! The authors Eric Osborne and co-author Ajay Simha are definitely traffic engineering gurus! I don´t know where to start on this book. Ok first things first. If you haven´t read MPLS and VPN Architectures or don´t have a firm understanding of MPLS and MPLS VPN´s this is not the book for you. It is however a great , great book it you actually know what you are reading! I work for an ISP that is currently rolling out MPLS in the network, and my department will be doing customer support once implemented. I was hoping to get a vague understanding of traffic engineering concepts before the product was rolled out. Man was I wrong! I definitely think this book gives you a FIRM understanding of everything that is MPLS TE. I would say that it has definitely bought me up to speed on implementing tunnels and how IGP´s and VPN´s interact with TE. This is definitely going to be desktop reference for me for years to come. My favorite chapters in the book definitely have to be Chapter 9 (Network Design with MPLS TE) and Chapter 10 (MPLS TE deployment tips). There were some pretty good diagrams there that really put the whole thing together for me. As well as case studies and issues that you may run into when implementing MPLS TE. As with all Cisco books the reading is a little dry, but very technical. The second chapter that went over LDP was a little too in depth for my taste. I find it fascinating on how complex LDP actually is (chapter 2 is about 50 pages if I´m correct).¤ 6) Kindle Edition eBooks Traffic Engineering with MPLS by Cisco Press. This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. Design, configure, and manage MPLS TE to optimize network performance Almost every busy network backbone has some congested links while others remain underutilized. That´s because shortest-path routing protocols send traffic down the path that is shortest without considering other network parameters, such as utilization and traffic demands. Using Traffic Engineering (TE), network operators can redistribute packet flows to attain more uniform distribution across all links. Forcing traffic onto specific pathways allows you to get the most out of your existing network capacity while making it easier to deliver consistent service levels to customers at the same time. Cisco- Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) lends efficiency to very large networks, and is the most effective way to implement TE. MPLS TE routes traffic flows across the network by aligning resources required by a given flow with actual backbone capacity and topology. This constraint-based routing approach feeds the network route traffic down one or more pathways, preventing unexpected congestion and enabling recovery from link or node failures. Traffic Engineering with MPLS provides you with information on how to use MPLS TE and associated features to maximize network bandwidth. This book focuses on real-world applications, from design scenarios to feature configurations to tools that can be used in managing and troubleshooting MPLS TE. Assuming some familiarity with basic label operations, this guide focuses mainly on the operational aspects of MPLS TE-how the various pieces work and how to configure and troubleshoot them. Additionally, this book addresses design and scalability issues along with extensive deployment tips to help you roll out MPLS TE on your own network. - Understand the background of TE and MPLS, and brush up on MPLS forwarding basics
- Learn about router information distribution and how to bring up MPLS TE tunnels in a network
- Understand MPLS TE´s Constrained Shortest Path First (CSPF) and mechanisms you can use to influence CSPF´s path calculation
- Use the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) to implement Label-Switched Path setup
- Use various mechanisms to forward traffic down a tunnel
- Integrate MPLS into the IP quality of service (QoS) spectrum of services
- Utilize Fast Reroute (FRR) to mitigate packet loss associated with link and node failures
- Understand Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)-based measurement and accounting services that are available for MPLS
- Evaluate design scenarios for scalable MPLS TE deployments
- Manage MPLS TE networks by examining common configuration mistakes and utilizing tools for troubleshooting MPLS TE problems
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