About the Author(s)

Kumar Reddy is a Manager of Technical Marketing Engineering at Cisco Systems. Kumar has more than 15 years of industry experience. He has held a variety of technical roles at Cisco, including working with service provider customers as a systems engineer, as a technical specialist for both digital subscriber line (DSL) and Ethernet products and technology and, most recently, designing end-to-end systems for small and medium-size businesses.

Before joining Cisco, Kumar taught unsuspecting engineering students in Paris and worked as a programmer in Tokyo. Kumar has a degree in Computer Engineering from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

Victor Moreno, CCIE No. 6908, is a Technical Marketing Engineer at Cisco Systems. Victor is a Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) and has more than 10 years of industry experience, of which the past 5 he has spent at Cisco involved in enterprise network design and architecture. Victor is a recognized expert in the field of virtual enterprise networks and has been involved with enterprise network virtualization since 2001. He has worked directly with major customers and designs, both in the United States and internationally, and has done extensive research in this domain, working with internal engineering and marketing teams on new product features and direction. Victor has a degree in electrical engineering from the Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, Venezuela, and a Master degree from the University of York, England, and specializations from Stanford University.

About the Technical Reviewers

Zaheer Aziz, CCIE No. 4127, is a co-author of the Cisco Press title Troubleshooting IP Routing Protocols and currently works as a Technical Leader in SP Solutions group focusing on Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) virtual private networks (VPNs). Prior to this role, Zaheer worked in the Cisco Customer Advocacy group providing dedicated consulting and support to large Internet service providers, specializing in IP networks using MPLS, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS). Zaheer presents at Cisco seminars and customer events, including APRICOT and Networkers, and is a frequent contributor to Cisco Packet Magazine. He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from Wichita State University, is married with two children, and enjoys playing cricket and Ping-Pong.

Khalil Jabr, CCIE No. 3260, is a Cisco Distinguished Systems Engineer who is focused on advanced enterprise routing architectures. He has worked with some of the largest enterprise networks in the areas of MPLS and routing architectures. He is also involved in multiple development projects that will affect the future of enterprise networking. Khalil has been with Cisco for more than 10 years.