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Core Reference
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Core Reference
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The Expert
Recommends: Essential Resources for Networking Beginners
by Thomas M. Thomas II Start your networking career
off right with the "must have" resources that Thomas M. Thomas
II suggests for building a strong foundation of networking
knowledge.
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Overview of
the LDAP C API by Tim Howes, Ph.d., and Mark Smith
This tutorial provides an introduction to the Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) C Language API.
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ATM Networks
and Security by Eva Bozoki ATM's flexibility
to deliver different classes of traffic at high or low speed
has made it a popular choice for many networks. Security in
ATM networks is an emerging concern, though. This article
describes why security in ATM networks is a potential issue
and what security measures you need to take to protect your
network.
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Reference technical information on established
technologies and protocols. A wealth of content by well-respected
authors is featured from Cisco Press, Macmillan
Technical Publishing, and New Riders Publishing, as well as expert contributors.
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Certification
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Certification 
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Provisioning
Hardware and Media for the WAN edited by Diane Teare
Do you recognize scalability constraints for WAN technologies?
Can you recommend Cisco products and WAN technologies that
will meet the customer's requirements for performance, capacity,
and scalability? Read on to prepare for these real-world topics
that you may encounter on the CCDA exam.
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Assembling
and Cabling Cisco Devices edited by Stephen McQuerry
Learn how to cable Cisco devices to provide connectivity between
switches and routers. An end of chapter quiz then helps you
review and retain the concepts discussed.
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Understanding
Spanning Tree by Kennedy Clark and Kevin Hamilton
The Spanning Tree Protocol is a loop prevention protocol required
to prevent broadcast storms and bridge table corruption. Explains
the five STP states, STP timers, and BPDU's.
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Find resources to help you prepare for Cisco certification
exams, including books, articles, and advice from instructors and
other experts.
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Guided Learning
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Guided Learning
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Directories
and DEN by John Strassner This tutorial provides
a conceptual overview of directories and directory services,
including how they fit into a computing environment and how
they relate to Directory Enabled Networks (DEN).
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Benefits and
Costs of PKI by Carlisle Adams and Steve Lloyd
This tutorial considers some of the benefits that are realized
through the deployment of a public key infrastructure (PKI).
It also briefly discusses cost considerations (from a generic
perspective). System administrators who have a good understanding
of PKI and cryptography, and who are preparing to implement
a complete security solution, will find this tutorial useful.
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Configuring
a DHCP Server by Ralph Droms and Ted Lemon This
tutorial demonstrates how to configure a DHCP server to provide
basic DHCP service, using the ISC (Internet Software Consortium)
DHCP server for illustration.
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more about or a practical application you want to try.
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Breaking News
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One of the primary architects of OpenCable, Michael
Adams, explains the key concepts of this initiative in his book
OpenCable Architecture.
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Just Published
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Residential
Broadband, Second Edition
by George Abe
Introduces the topics surrounding high-speed networks
to the home. It is written for anyone seeking a broad-based familiarity
with the issues of residential broadband (RBB) including product
developers, engineers, network designers, business people, professionals
in legal and regulatory positions, and industry analysts.
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