MPLS-Based VPNs: Designing Advanced Virtual Networks (Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems) - Tapa dura

MPLS, Multi Protocol Label Switching, is a suite of protocols that will give IP-based networks the same service guarantees as circuit switched networks (aka the traditional phone system). This is especially crucial in VPNs which require controllable efficient tunnels through which proprietary network traffic travels. Cisco is one of the biggest proponents of MPLS and this book is written by two Cisco engineers. The greatest value of this book will be in the detailed configuration examples provided by the authors.

PETER TOMSU, Ph.D., Senior Consulting Engineer at Cisco Systems, has worked with Cisco since 1996. He is involved in numerous network designs-for service provider backbones to large enterprise backbones-and is significantly driving new technologies during their definition, development, introduction, and final deployment phases. For many years, Tomsu has been a requested speaker at international conferences in the United States and worldwide. He is the co-author of Next Generation Optical Networking (Prentice Hall PTR). GERHARD WEISER, M.A. leads a team of Systems Engineers at Cisco Systems. He has been with the company since 1998. He works primarily on the design and deployment of large service provider backbones and access networks. As a speaker for technical tutorials throughout Europe, he frequently shares his practical experience. He received his Masters Degree from the Fachhochschule Technikum Wien in Vienna, Austria.