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Implementing Cisco Networking Solutions

You're reading from Implementing Cisco Networking Solutions Configure, implement, and manage complex network designs

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781787121782

Length 436 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Cisco

Concepts

Networking

Author (1):

Harpreet Singh

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Title Page

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewer

www.PacktPub.com

Customer Feedback

Dedication

Preface

1. Network Building Essentials FREE CHAPTER

2. Networks for Digital Enterprises

3. Components of the Enterprise Network

4. Understanding and Configuring Campus Network Technologies

5. Understanding and Configuring Wireless Access Technologies

6. Understanding and Configuring WAN Technologies

7. Understanding and Configuring Data Center Technologies

8. Understanding and Configuring Network Security

9. Understanding and Configuring Quality of Service

10. A Systematic Approach to Network Management

11. Basic Troubleshooting Skills and Techniques

QoS tools

We will describe the various QoS tools for implementing the DiffServ QoS model. The following figure depicts these tools as used on a router/switch:

Figure 9: QoS tools

Let's discuss these tools in detail in the upcoming sections.

Traffic conditioning

Traffic conditioning is performed at the edges of a DiffServ domain. Traffic conditioners perform traffic shaping and policing functions to ensure that traffic entering the DiffServ domain conforms to the rules specified by the Traffic Conditioning Agreement (TCA) and complies with the service provisioning policy of the domain. Traffic conditioning may range from simple code point re-marking to complex policing and shaping operations.

Policing

This feature allows you to limit the input or output transmission rate of a class of traffic based on user-defined criteria. It also enables the system to mark packets according to a user-defined criterion, such as the IP precedence value, the QoS group, or the DSCP value. Such traffic can then be...

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Authors (1)

Harpreet Singh

Harpreet Singh

Harpreet is a professional with 8+ years of experience in the field of Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Research & Red Teaming. He is the author of "Hands-On: Web Penetration Testing with Metasploit" and "Hands-On: Red Team Tactics" published by Packt Publishing. He's also an OSCP, OSWP, CRTP certified professional. Over the years of his experience, Harpreet has acquired the Offensive & Defensive skill set. He is a professional who specializes in Wireless & network exploitation including but not limited to Mobile exploitation, Web Application exploitation and he has also performed few Red Team Engagements in Banks & Financial Groups.

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