Book description
A guide to building service-oriented networks to differentiate and grow your business
Understand the changing landscape of the telecommunications industry and what technologies can lead to business and revenue growth
Examine the rise of IP in LAN, WAN, wireless, and global networking applications
Learn about the multiservice network architecture, including next-generation ATM, IP/MPLS, MSPP, and MSSP platforms
Discover the strategic advantage offered by VPN technologies, including IPsec VPNs, SSL VPNs, wireless VPNs, site-to-site VPNs, Layer 3 and Layer 2 MPLS VPNs, VPLS, multicast VPNs, and multiservice VPNs
Get introduced to optical technology components and optical features including SONET/SDH, RPR, DWDM, CWDM, optical Ethernet, and IP over optical
Evaluate metropolitan and long-haul optical networks to accommodate rising broadband demands
Learn the fundamentals of wireline networks, including narrowband, ISDN, Frame Relay, Digital Loop Carrier, Broadband xDSL, cable, and Ethernet in residential applications
Unleash the power of mobility, cellular, and wireless LAN technologies
A new era of network services has evolved to meet the needs of IP-centric networking requirements and customer opportunity. The emphasis is on service as IP has become a prolific communications portal through which to deliver interactive solutions that improve business execution, tie the individual consumer into commerce, and extend market reach by removing the last barriers of time and distance.
Next-Generation Network Services presents an overview of converged IP network services, focusing on opportunities for service differentiation and introducing current service-oriented technology. These technologies allow service providers and large enterprises to build and operate networks that provide local, long-haul, mobile, and global data and Internet services to businesses and consumers.
This book explores the service provider opportunity in the new era, discussing what has changed and why a service-centric focus is the new ascendancy. This book introduces an extensive portfolio of network technologies and explains the market advantages and the service value of each solution, including IP, multiservice, virtual private network (VPN), optical, wireline, and wireless networks.
Whether you are a network architect or engineer driving service innovation within a service provider or enterprise network, or you are a network executive or technology analyst looking to gain a broad overview of the telecommunications sector, Next-Generation Network Services offers you insight into the evolving internetworking technologies that will shape the future of network growth.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Icons Used in This Book
- Command Syntax Conventions
- Introduction
- 1. Communicating in the New Era
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2. IP Networks
- IP Past, Present, and Future
- IP Network Convergence
- Local IP Networks: LANs
- Long IP Networks: WANs
- Mobile IP Networks
- Global IP Networks
- Beyond IP
- Technology Brief—IP Networks
- End Notes
- References Used in This Chapter
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3. Multiservice Networks
- The Origins of Multiservice ATM
- Next-Generation Multiservice Networks
- Multiprotocol Label Switching Networks
- Cisco Next-Generation Multiservice Routers
- Multiservice Core and Edge Switching
- Technology Brief—Multiservice Networks
- End Notes
- References Used in This Chapter
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4. Virtual Private Networks
- Frame Relay/ATM VPNs: Where We’ve Been
- IP VPNs: Where We’re Going
- IP Security (IPSec)
- Access VPNs
- Intranet VPNs
- Extranet VPNs
- Multiservice VPNs over IPSec
- VPNs: Build or Buy?
- Technology Brief—Virtual Private Networks
- End Notes
- References Used in This Chapter
- Recommended Reading
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5. Optical Networking Technologies
- Light—Where Color Is King
- Understanding Optical Components
- Understanding Optical Light Propagation
- Optical Networks—Over the Rainbow
- Understanding SONET/SDH
- Understanding RPR and DPT
- Optical Ethernet
- Optical Transport Network (ITU-T G.709 OTN)
- Technology Brief—Optical Networks
- End Notes
- References
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6. Metropolitan Optical Networks
- Business Drivers for Metropolitan Optical Networks
- Functional Infrastructure
- Metro SONET/SDH
- Metro IP
- Metro DWDM
- Metro Ethernet
- Metro MSPP, MSSP, and MSTP
- Metro Storage Networking
- Technology Brief—Metropolitan Optical Networks
- End Notes
- References Used in This Chapter
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7. Long-Haul Optical Networks
- Understanding Long-Haul Optical Networks
- Extended Long-Haul Optical Networks
- Ultra Long-Haul Optical Networks
- Submarine Long-Haul Optical Networks
- Optical Cross-Connects (OXCs)
- Technology Brief—Long-Haul Optical Networks
- End Notes
- References Used in This Chapter
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8. Wireline Networks
- Narrowband—Squeezing Voice and Data
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Broadband—Pushing Technology to the Edge
- DSL
- DSLAM Broadband Aggregation Layer
- Cable
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Ethernet to the Masses
- 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile over Copper (EFMC)
- 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile over Point-to-Point Fiber (EFMF)
- 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile over Passive Optical Networks (EFMP)
- 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (EFM OAM)
- Ethernet—New Access Choices for Providers
- Technology Brief—Wireline Networks
- End Notes
- References Used in This Chapter
- Recommended Reading
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9. Wireless Networks
- Cellular Mobility Basics
- Wireless LANs
- Technology Brief—Wireless Networks
- End Notes
- References Used in This Chapter
Product information
- Title: Next-Generation Network Services
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2005
- Publisher(s): Cisco Press
- ISBN: 9781587051593
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