Alcatel-Lucent Scalable IP Networks Self

K Hundley

• 10 juli 2009
• 9780470429068

Samenvatting:

Today's aggressively competitive networking market requires not building bigger, more complicated networks, but smarter, more scalable infrastructures. Alcatel-Lucent's experience in designing and developing real scalable systems for both service providers and enterprise networks is well known.

Includes CD-ROM with test engine and lab exercises

This book is your official self-study guide for the Alcatel-Lucent NRS I Certification. The certification is designed to affirm a solid foundation of knowledge in IP Service Routing, spanning the fundamentals of Layer 2 network technologies, IP addressing and routing, TCP/IP, and Carrier Ethernet services. This book gives you the introductory knowledge required to work successfully in an IP/MPLS and Carrier Ethernet environment that delivers consumer and business services.

After reading this book, you will be able to:

• Describe the purpose and operation of common Layer 2 technologies
• Describe the IP forwarding process
• Develop an IP address plan using IP subnetting and address summarization
• Explain the characteristics of dynamic routing protocols and configure basic IP routing using OSPF and BGP
• Explain the operation of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
• Describe MPLS and how it is used to provide Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN services across a common provider core

"A practical and thorough guide to the fundamentals of IP Service Routing, the Alcatel-Lucent NRS I Certification has proven to be an invaluable tool for our Operations team. It is a key component of our IP knowledge curriculum. We are encouraging our employees to obtain this certification from Alcatel-Lucent."
—Glenn Garbelman, Director, Video Operations Center (IP Operations) AT&T