Robert Barton & Christina Hattingh 
End-to-End QoS Network Design [PDF ebook] 
Quality of Service for Rich-Media & Cloud Networks

End-to-End Qo S Network Design Quality of Service for Rich-Media & Cloud Networks Second Edition New best practices, technical strategies, and proven designs for maximizing Qo S in complex networks This authoritative guide to deploying, managing, and optimizing Qo S with Cisco technologies has been thoroughly revamped to reflect the newest applications, best practices, hardware, software, and tools for modern networks. This new edition focuses on complex traffic mixes with increased usage of mobile devices, wireless network access, advanced communications, and video. It reflects the growing heterogeneity of video traffic, including passive streaming video, interactive video, and immersive videoconferences. It also addresses shifting bandwidth constraints and congestion points; improved hardware, software, and tools; and emerging Qo S applications in network security. The authors first introduce Qo S technologies in high-to-mid-level technical detail, including protocols, tools, and relevant standards. They examine new Qo S demands and requirements, identify reasons to reevaluate current Qo S designs, and present new strategic design recommendations. Next, drawing on extensive experience, they offer deep technical detail on campus wired and wireless Qo S design; next-generation wiring closets; Qo S design for data centers, Internet edge, WAN edge, and branches; Qo S for IPsec VPNs, and more. Tim Szigeti, CCIE No. 9794 is a Senior Technical Leader in the Cisco System Design Unit. He has specialized in Qo S for the past 15 years and authored Cisco Tele Presence Fundamentals. Robert Barton, CCIE No. 6660 (R&S and Security), CCDE No. 2013::6 is a Senior Systems Engineer in the Cisco Canada Public Sector Operation. A registered Professional Engineer (P. Eng), he has 15 years of IT experience and is primarily focused on wireless and security architectures. Christina Hattingh spent 13 years as Senior Member of Technical Staff in Unified Communications (UC) in Cisco’s Services Routing Technology Group (SRTG). There, she spoke at Cisco conferences, trained sales staff and partners, authored books, and advised customers. Kenneth Briley, Jr., CCIE No. 9754, is a Technical Lead in the Cisco Network Operating Systems Technology Group. With more than a decade of Qo S design/implementation experience, he is currently focused on converging wired and wireless Qo S. n Master a proven, step-by-step best-practice approach to successful Qo S deployment n Implement Cisco-validated designs related to new and emerging applications n Apply best practices for classification, marking, policing, shaping, markdown, and congestion management/avoidance n Leverage the new Cisco Application Visibility and Control feature-set to perform deep-packet inspection to recognize more than 1000 different applications n Use Medianet architecture elements specific to Qo S configuration, monitoring, and control n Optimize Qo S in rich-media campus networks using the Cisco Catalyst 3750, Catalyst 4500, and Catalyst 6500 n Design wireless networks to support voice and video using a Cisco centralized or converged access WLAN n Achieve zero packet loss in GE/10GE/40GE/100GE data center networks n Implement Qo S virtual access data center designs with the Cisco Nexus 1000V n Optimize Qo S at the enterprise customer edge n Achieve extraordinary levels of Qo S in service provider edge networks n Utilize new industry standards and Qo S technologies, including IETF RFC 4594, IEEE 802.1Q-2005, HQF, and NBAR2 This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press(R), which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers.