Definitive MPLS Network Designs or IBM Rational Unified Process Reference and Certification Guide

Definitive MPLS Network Designs

Author: Jim Guichard

Field-proven MPLS designs covering MPLS VPNs, pseudowire, QoS, traffic engineering, IPv6, network recovery, and multicast

• Understand technology applications in various service provider and enterprise topologies via detailed design studies
• Benefit from the authors’ vast experience in MPLS network deployment and protocol design
• Visualize real-world solutions through clear, detailed illustrations
• Design studies cover various operator profiles including an interexchange carrier (IXC), a national telco deploying a multiservice backbone carrying Internet and IP VPN services as well as national telephony traffic, an international service provider with many POPs all around the globe, and a large enterprise relying on Layer-3 VPN services to control communications within and across subsidiaries
• Design studies are thoroughly explained through detailed text, sample configurations, and network diagrams

Definitive MPLS Network Designs provides examples of how to combine key technologies at the heart of IP/MPLS networks. Techniques are presented through a set of comprehensive design studies. Each design study is based on characteristics and objectives common to a given profile of network operators having deployed MPLS and discusses all the corresponding design aspects.

 

The book starts with a technology refresher for each of the technologies involved in the design studies. Next, a series of design studies is presented, each based ona specific hypothetical network representative of service provider and enterprise networks running MPLS. Each design study chapter delivers four elements. They open with a description of the network environment, including the set of supported services, the network topology, the POP structure, the transmission facilities, the basic IP routing design, and possible constraints. Then the chapters present design objectives, such as optimizing bandwidth usage. Following these are details of all aspects of the network design, covering VPN, QoS, TE, network recovery, and—where applicable—multicast, IPv6, and pseudowire. The chapters conclude with a summary of the lessons that can be drawn from the design study so that all types of service providers and large enterprise MPLS architects can adapt aspects of the design solution to their unique network environment and objectives.

 

Although network architects have many resources for seeking information on the concepts and protocols involved with MPLS, there is no single resource that illustrates how to design a network that optimizes their benefits for a specific operating environment. The variety of network environments and requirements makes it difficult to provide a one-size-fits-all design recommendation. Definitive MPLS Network Designs fills this void.

 

“This book comes as a boon to professionals who want to understand the power of MPLS and make full use of it.”

-Parantap Lahiri, Manager, IP Network Infrastructure Engineering, MCI

 

Includes a FREE 45-Day Online Edition

 

This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press®, which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers.

 

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IBM Rational Unified Process Reference and Certification Guide: Solutions Designer

Author: Ahmad K Shuja

The Only Official RUP® Certification Prep Guide and Compact RUP Reference

The IBM® Rational Unified Process® has become the de facto industry-standard process for large-scale enterprise software development. The IBM Certified Solution Designer - IBM Rational Unified Process V7.0 certification provides a powerful way for solutions developers to demonstrate their proficiency with RUP.

The first and only official RUP certification guide, this book fully reflects the latest versions of the Rational Unified Process and of the IBM RUP exam. Authored by two leading RUP implementers, it draws on extensive contributions and careful reviews by the IBM RUP process leader and RUP certification manager.

This book covers every facet of RUP usage. It has been carefully organized to help you prepare for your exam quickly and efficiently--and to provide a handy, compact reference you can rely on for years to come.

Coverage includes

• A full section on RUP exam preparation and a 52-question practice exam
• Core RUP concepts, the new RUP process architecture, and key principles of business-driven development
• RUP’s architecture-centric approach to iterative development: practical issues and scenarios
• Patterns for successful RUP project implementation–and “anti-patterns” to avoid
• The Unified Method Architecture (UMA): basic content and process elements
• RUP content disciplines, in depth: Business Modeling, Requirements, Analysis and Design, Implementation, Test, Deployment, Project Management, Change and Configuration Management, and Environment
• Essential RUP work products, roles, and tasks
• RUP phases,activities, and milestones
• RUP tailoring and tools for your organization--including introductions to IBM Rational Method Composer (RMC) and MyRUP

Table of Contents:

   Preface  xx

   About the Authors  xxv

Part I    Introduction

Chapter 1   Welcome to the IBM Rational Unified Process and Certification  3

Chapter 2   Key Principles for Business-Driven Development  33

Part II   Unified Method Architecture (UMA)

Chapter 3   Basic Content Elements  63

Chapter 4   Basic Process Elements  71

Part III Rational Unified Process: Content and Process Elements

Disciplines

Chapter 5   Business Modeling  81

Chapter 6   Requirements  93

Chapter 7   Analysis and Design  111

Chapter 8   Implementation  131

Chapter 9   Test  141

Chapter 10    Deployment  157

Chapter 11    Configuration and Change Management  169

Chapter 12    Project Management  181

Chapter 13    Environment  199

Process

Chapter 14    Phases, Activities, and Milestones  209

Part IV Tailoring and Tooling

Chapter 15    Tailoring  229

Chapter 16    Tools  241

 

Part V   Certification, Examination, and Practice

Chapter 17    The Value of RUP Certification  257

Chapter 18    Sample Examination  261

Chapter 19    Before, During, and After the Examination  271

Appendix    Answers to Sample Questions  279

Index  289