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TCN - Troubleshooting Cisco Networks v1.0: View Available Dates and Locations This course explores methods for effectively and efficiently troubleshooting problems with Cisco router and Catalyst switch networks. Learn to diagnose and solve problems at the data link, network, transport, and application layers in both Ethernet and WAN networks. You will utilize...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, Networking; Training 2008-01-01
Metro Ethernet Technology on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch: Ethernet technology has experienced several changes, evolving from a shared-media half-duplex 10 Mbps LAN technology to a full-duplex switched 10/100/1000/10000 Mbps LAN technology, as the demand for higher networking speeds has grown. Ethernet switches, too, have evolved with advanced capabilities; notably, advanced Quality of Service QoS and security, which previously...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Metro Ethernet, Cisco Systems Inc., Ethernet Technology, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2007-12-26
A Sample Configuration of AutoQoS for VoIP on Cisco 3825/2811 Routers and Catalyst 4503/3750 Switches to Support Avaya Communication Manager and the Avaya IP Telephones - Issue 1.0: These Application Notes describe the procedures to configure the AutoQoS features for VoIP on the Cisco Routers and Catalyst Switches. The AutoQoS features provide QoS service for the Avaya S87xx Series servers running Avaya Communication Manager software and the Avaya IP Telephones using a Cisco network infrastructure. These Application Notes...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Phone, Router, IP Phone, Cisco Systems Inc., Avaya Inc., VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking; White papers 2007-10-15
Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series High-Availability Uplinks: The new Supervisor Engine 6-E introduced with the Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series includes two 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks using X2 optics. Twin gigabit converter modules provide 2 Gigabit Ethernet (Small Form-Factor Pluggable [SFP]) uplinks per X2 optic slot, allowing flexibility for up to 4 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. The Cisco Catalyst...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Supervisor, Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series, Ethernet, Workforce Management, Network Technology, Networking, Human Resources; White papers 2007-10-01
Managing Cisco Catalyst Fixed-Configuration Switches: Maintaining a low Total Cost of Ownership TCO with limited resources and within increasingly complex networks is a common challenge for today's IT managers. Effective management tools are needed to take advantage of switching solutions while keeping TCO down. Network management solutions can help control an ever-growing network infrastructure. Without...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, TCO, Cisco Systems Inc., Network Management, Roi/Tco, Networking, Network Administration, Finance, Managerial Accounting; White papers 2007-10-01

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 10 Gigabit Ethernet Modules: The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series has 8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet modules and 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet modules. These modules support pluggable optics to support distances up to 80km over single-mode fiber, 300m over multimode fiber, and 15m over copper. The 8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module provides up to 64 10...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Module, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2007-05-01
Buffers, Queues and Thresholds on Catalyst 6500 Ethernet Modules: With the wide variety of Ethernet modules currently available on the Catalyst 6500 series switches, determining the size of the port buffers, the number and type of the receive and transmit queues, and the number of tail-drop or Weighted Random Early Detect WRED thresholds can be a daunting task. This...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Threshold, Module, Cisco Systems Inc., Ethernet, Networking; White papers 2006-12-01
User-Based Rate Limiting in the Cisco Catalyst 6500: When the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720 was introduced, it brought with it a number of new features that used hardware advancements found in the Policy Feature Card 3 (PFC3). In contrast to major features such as IPv6 and MultiProtocol Label Switching MPLS that gained a lot of...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, MPLS, Cisco Systems Inc., User Based Rate Limiting, Networking; White papers 2006-12-01
Using Cisco Catalyst 3750-E Series Switches for Converged Applications: Applications such as IP telephony are becoming increasingly popular as a growing number of organizations realize the cost and productivity benefits achieved by the convergence of voice, video, and data networks. At the same time, successful deployment and operation rely on the network being able to provide certain crucial capabilities....; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Telephony, IP Telephony, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Catalyst 3750-E Series Switches, VOIP, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Networking; White papers 2006-11-01
Infrastructure Protection on Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 4500 Series Switches: A key element in an organization's overall security posture is the security of the network infrastructure. The network infrastructure is the foundation built with routers, switches, and other equipment that provide the fundamental network services that keep a network running. The infrastructure is often the target of Denial of Service...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network Infrastructure, Network, Infrastructure Protection, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking; White papers 2006-09-29
SureWest Communications Expanding IP Video Service Over Fiber-to-the-Home With Cisco IP NGN: With 90 years in Northern California, SureWest and its family of companies together provide a wide variety of highly reliable advanced communications products and services. Leading independent telecommunications holding company SureWest Communications, a Cisco Powered Network CPN member, is enhancing its ability to develop and deliver advanced IP video services...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, FTTH, IP Video, SureWest Communications, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., Fiber Optics, Optical Networking, Telecommunications, Networking; Case studies 2006-09-09
Cisco Catalyst Bladeswitch 3020 for HP: The HP c-Class BladeSystem enclosure is a 10U (18.75 inches) chassis with eight internal server bays in the front holding up to 16 half height servers. This white paper provides an overview of the Cisco Catalyst Bladeswitch 3020 for HP that provides Ethernet switching solution for the new HP c-Class...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Hewlett-Packard Co., Cisco Systems Inc., HP c-Class BladeSystem Enclosure, Servers, Networking, Hardware; White papers 2006-05-01
Configure Cisco Catalyst switches for increased LAN security: This sample chapter, taken from Network Security Principles and Practices CCIE Professional Development, discusses recommendations on how to secure a LAN environment. In order to provide comprehensive security on a network, it's important to take the conceptof security to the last step and ensure that the Layer...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Chapter, Professional Development, Network, Network Security, Cisco Systems Inc., LANs, Networking, Security; Book chapters 2006-04-14
Delivering High Availability in the Wiring Closet With Cisco Catalyst Switches: High availability is a percentage that expresses how available a network is. This paper shows the downtime experienced by a network and how it translates to a high-availability metric. To achieve 99.999 percent ("five nines") availability, the network needs to be designed for less than 5 minutes of downtime per...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, High Availability, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking; White papers 2006-03-01
Securing the Wiring Closet With Cisco Catalyst Switches: As enterprises continue to rapidly deploy more applications on their IP network to gain the efficiencies of a single, converged network, the demands on the network - and in the wiring closet itself - intensify. The entire network is becoming more critical to business productivity as businesses rely increasingly on...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Converged Network, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking; White papers 2006-03-01
The University of Minnesota Upgrades Network Security With a Cisco MPLS Network: Set along the banks of the Mississippi River in the rolling hills of St. Paul, Minnesota, the University of Minnesota UMN Twin Cities campus has more than 50,000 students enrolled and is one of the leading recipients of federal research awards. The University of Minnesota wanted to build a foundation...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Security, Network, Network Security, University Of Minnesota, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking; Case studies 2005-05-01
Data Center Design and Implementation With Cisco Catalyst 6500 Service Modules: Overview: This paper focuses on using firewalls and load balancers in the data center. Load balancers distribute incoming requests to multiple servers, while firewalls analyze the traffic to avoid common attacks to the server farm. Although load balancing and firewalling can be deployed individually, these two technologies are often deployed together,...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Data Center, Load Balancing, Server Farm, Server, Cisco Systems Inc., Tier, Data Centers, Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Networking; White papers 2004-06-30
An Introduction to TCP/IP Programming (zip): This document presents the subject of developing software for the Internet in a way that anyone with some basic programming experience will understand. The basic principles covered include IP addressing, hostnames, services, TCP and UDP protocols, sockets, and blocking versus non-blocking transfers. The report is further enhanced by a step-by-step...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Server, Tcp/Ip, Networking; Software downloads 2003-04-02
Cisco Catalyst® Switching Solutions Guide - Intelligent Switching for the Evolving Network: A network is, and probably always will be, a work in progress. Companies grow, requirements change, and new applications emerge, presenting opportunities for even greater efficiency and productivity. Cisco Catalyst switches are designed to make those transitions almost effortless. They provide stability in an ever-changing landscape,...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking; White papers
Cisco Catalyst Switching Customers Benefit From Network Virtualization Features: As companies expand to become global organizations, partner with others, and comply with regulatory rules, their networking needs become more complex. With the Cisco Systems network virtualization features available in Cisco Catalyst switches, High Tech Campus Eindhoven, Rice University and the Zurich Airport operator Unique were able to partition their...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, Benefit, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Catalyst Switching Series, Networking; Case studies