Cisco WLAN design

      With most WLAN designs, security is the first capability folks worry about. Fortunately, WLAN technology contains robust security features with viable authentication and encryption mechanisms. A security solution can be designed in a variety of ways, however. This tip provides some best practices for designing effective security architectures.        We will cover specific design aspects...

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Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)

   This article identifies Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology components, describes their functionality, and illustrates the value they provide in Service Provider environments.        MPLS was initially targeted for Service Provider customers; however, Enterprises have begun to show interest in deploying this technology. This document can apply to large Enterprise customer whose networks resemble...

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Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720

The Cisco® Catalyst® 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720 is a family of Supervisor Engine(s) designed to deliver scalable performance and rich set of IP features in hardware. Its hardware-based feature set enables applications such as traditional IP forwarding, Layer 2 and Layer 3 Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPNs, Ethernet over MPLS (EoMPLS) with quality of service (QoS) and security features. The Supervisor engine 720 integrates a high-performance...

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NIC Teaming and Cisco Switch Config

Server Configuration        Server Access port configuration  Server access ports typically fall into three categories: Normal servers which require simple gigabit connectivity with fail on fault cards (what HP calls Network Fault Tolerance – NFT) High bandwidth servers which require two gigabit throughput using aggregation VMWare servers which require special configuration  Some initial thoughts      ...

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