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Cisco Multiservice Switching Networks
By Carlos Pignataro, Ross Kazemi, Bil Dry
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Publisher: Cisco Press
Pub Date: October 08, 2002
ISBN: 1-58705-068-4
Pages: 480

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		Copyright
		About the Authors
			About the Technical Reviewers
		Acknowledgments
			Icons Used in This Book
			Command Syntax Conventions
		Introduction
			Goals and Methods
			Who Should Read This Book?
			How This Book Is Organized
		Chapter 1.  What Are Multiservice Switching Networks?
			Ships in the Night
			Separating the Control and Switching Planes
			Partitioning, Virtual Switches, and Multiple Control Planes
			Advantages of the Architecture
			Completing the Picture
			Multiservice Switching Forum
			Summary
		Chapter 2.  SCI: Virtual Switch Interface
			VSI Functions
			VSI Master and VSI Slaves
			VSI Messages
			End-to-End Connections
			Controller Location Options
			Hard, Soft, and Dynamic Resource Partitioning
			Traffic Service Types, Categories, and Groups
			Enhanced VSI Protocol Capabilities
			Summary
		Chapter 3.  Implementations and Platforms
			MPLS Implementations
			PNNI Implementations
			Other Implementations
			Multiple Controllers
			VSI Slave Implementations
			Summary
		Chapter 4.  Introduction to Multiprotocol Label Switching
			MPLS Background
			MPLS Overview
			How Label Switching Works
			ATM MPLS Network Components
			Label Distribution Protocol (LDP): Overview
			Quality of Service and Multi-vc
			VC-Merge-Capable ATM-LSRs
			IP Virtual Private Network Services
			Summary
		Chapter 5.  MPLS Design in MSS
			Designing and Dimensioning ATM MPLS Points of Presence
			Label Virtual Circuit (LVC) Resources
			IP Routing Protocols
			ATM MPLS Convergence
			LSC Redundancy Options
			Summary
		Chapter 6.  MPLS Implementation and Configuration
			MPLS Configuration in MSS
			Generic Configuration Model
			BPX-8600- and MGX-8250-Based PoP
			IGX-8400-Based PoP
			Interconnecting the Two PoPs
			MGX-8850-Based PoP
			Connecting the MGX-Based PoP with the BPX-Based PoP
			More show Commands
			Summary of MPLS Configuration Commands
			Adding an AutoRoute Control Plane
			A Note on LC-ATM Interfaces
			Connecting MGX-8230 and MGX-8250 eLSRs
			MPLS Troubleshooting
			Summary
		Chapter 7.  Practical Applications of MPLS
			Basic MPLS VPN Configuration
			Quality of Service Configuration
			Summary
		Chapter 8.  PNNI Explained
			ATM End-System Addressing
			ATM Call Signaling
			PNNI Overview
			Setting up Connections in the PNNI Routing Domain
			Building a Network Road Map
			The Use of IISP and AINI in a PNNI Network
			Summary
		Chapter 9.  PNNI Network Design Goals
			Peer Group Design Considerations
			Address Planning
			Address Summarization and Suppression
			Scope
			Multi Peer Group Considerations
			MSS Node Types and Limitations in a PNNI Network
			PNNI POP Design and Scaling
			Redundancy
			Core Bandwidth Concerns
			PNNI Migration
			Summary
		Chapter 10.  PNNI Implementation and Provision
			PNNI Configuration in MSS
			Generic Configuration Model
			BPX-8600 and SES-Based PNNI Node
			MGX-8850-Based PNNI Node
			PNNI Neighbor Verification
			MGX-8950-Based PNNI Node
			PNNI Network Verification
			Cisco IOS Software-Based PNNI Node
			A Note on Feeder Shelves
			Configuring NCDP
			Attaching Customer Premises Equipment
			Summary of PNNI Configuration Commands
			Notes on SPVCs
			Configuring Filters
			Summary
		Chapter 11.  Advanced PNNI Configuration
			Hierarchical PNNI Configuration
			IISP
			Traffic Engineering
			Connection Admission Control and Oversubscription
			Summary
		Chapter 12.  Virtual Switch Review
			CVSA
			What's Next?
		Appendix A.  Service Traffic Groups, Types, and Categories
			Service Groups
			Service Types
			Service Categories
		Index