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Implementing Cisco Networking Solutions

By : Harpreet Singh
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Book Image

Implementing Cisco Networking Solutions

5 (1)
By: Harpreet Singh

Overview of this book

Most enterprises use Cisco networking equipment to design and implement their networks. However, some networks outperform networks in other enterprises in terms of performance and meeting new business demands, because they were designed with a visionary approach. The book starts by describing the various stages in the network lifecycle and covers the plan, build, and operate phases. It covers topics that will help network engineers capture requirements, choose the right technology, design and implement the network, and finally manage and operate the network. It divides the overall network into its constituents depending upon functionality, and describe the technologies used and the design considerations for each functional area. The areas covered include the campus wired network, wireless access network, WAN choices, datacenter technologies, and security technologies. It also discusses the need to identify business-critical applications on the network, and how to prioritize these applications by deploying QoS on the network. Each topic provides the technology choices, and the scenario, involved in choosing each technology, and provides configuration guidelines for configuring and implementing solutions in enterprise networks.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

The impact of technology on business

The world is changing, and changing fast. We have seen so much technological innovation in the last decade that we might not have witnessed in the previous century. This rapid growth has impacted all spheres of our lives, and has changed the way we communicate and interact with other people, even machines; it has changed the way we conduct business with our partners and customers; it has changed our lifestyles, changing the definition of luxury and necessity.

We have seen conventional business models being toppled by new innovative business models; for example, Uber is changing the way we have recognized the taxi industry for centuries. We have seen an evolution of highly profitable new companies that own minimal assets, for example, online shopping giants such as Alibaba, Amazon, e-bay, and Airbnb. There has also been a change in the way new...