Building Service-Aware Networks. The Next-Generation WAN/MAN
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Author(s): M. A. Khan
Publisher: Pearson Education
ISBN: 9781587057885
Format: hardback
307pp
Review Date: 20 November 2009
Review: The WAN is a place in the network that aggregates various types, speeds, and links that run a disparate set of protocols together, crossing metropolitan, state, and even country boundaries. This book explains the variety of WANs that exist today, business models, and associated emerging trends and how these are leading to the next-generation WANs. The core requirement to build such networks rests on the use of modern routing/switching infrastructure that is highly scalable, flexible, and service-rich. This book helps the reader to understand the emerging WAN architectures, including the underlying business trends. The hardware and software architectures of the ASR 1000 series Cisco routers are used. The book is divided into four parts: WAN architecture; the Cisco ASR series routers; system management and troubleshooting; and real-world examples.