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Controller-Based Wireless LAN Fundamentals

jeffowen — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:00:46 +0000

Controller-Based Wireless LAN Fundamentals
Authors: Jeff Smith, Jake Woodhams, and Robert Marg

Paperback: 528 pages
Publisher: Cisco Press (October 2010)
ISBN – 10: 1-58705-825-1
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The Telecom Bookshelf

publisher — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:00:59 +0000

There have been thousands of books written about telecom over the last 135 years or so. Some of those books are thoroughly researched and well …

Network Security Auditing

jeffowen — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:57:02 +0000

Author: Chris Jackson

Paperback: 528 pages
Publisher: Cisco Press (June 2010)
ISBN – 10: 1-58705-352-7
ISBN – 13: 978-1-58705-352-8
List Price: $70.00; Amazon: $51.49

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Thesaurus of Claim Construction: Book Review

publisher — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:34:02 +0000

Reviewed by Ray Horak, Technology Editor

Thesaurus of Claim Construction

Authors: Robert C. Kahrl and Stuart B. Soffer

Paperback: 1030 pages

Publisher: Oxford University …

IPv6 for Enterprise Networks: Book Review

publisher — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:13:33 +0000

Authors: Shannon McFarland, Muninder Sambi, Nikhil Sharma, and Sanjay Hooda

Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Cisco Press (April 2011)
ISBN – 10: 1-58714-227-9
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Cisco Telepresence Fundamentals: Book Review

publisher — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 05:52:51 +0000

Authors: Tim Szigeti, Kevin McMenamy, Roland Saville, Alan Glowacki
Softcover: 592 + xxiv pages
Publisher: Cisco Press (2009)
ISBN-13: 978-1-58705-593-5
List Price: $60.00

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Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH): Book Review

publisher — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 05:38:34 +0000

Reviewed by Jeff Owen, Independent IT Consultant

Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH)
Authors: Richard Froom, Balaji Sivasubramanian, and Erum Frahim

Hardcover: 560 pages
Publisher: …

Internet Technologies Handbook: Optimizing the IP Network

publisher — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:57:30 +0000

Reviewed by Ray Horak, Technology Editor

Internet Technologies Handbook

Author: Mark Miller

Paperback: 955 pages

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience (April 13, 2004)

ISBN-10: 0471480509

ISBN-13: 978-0471480501

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Fax, Modem, and Text for IP Telephony

publisher — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:38:43 +0000

Fax, Modem and Text for IP Telephony

Authors: David Hanes and Gonzalo Salguiero

Paperback: 600 pages

Publisher: Cisco Press (June 21, 2008)

ISBN-10: 1587052695

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Cisco Networking Simplified (Second Edition)

publisher — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:58:04 +0000

Cisco Networking Simplified (Second Edition) Authors: Jim Doherty, Neil Anderson, and Paul Della Maggiora Illustrator: Nathan Clement Softcover: 432 pages Publisher: Cisco Press (December 2007)…

Securing the Borderless Network: Security for the Web 2.0 World

publisher — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 02:31:26 +0000

Securing the Borderless Network: Security for the Web 2.0 World
Author: Tom Gillis
Softcover: 168 pages
Publisher: Cisco Press (March 2010)
ISBN – 10: 1-58714-129-9…

Owen on Horak's Telecom Handbook

publisher — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:00:01 +0000

Horak has created a full course in a single book that will give the reader more overall knowledge of telecommunications and data communications than most practitioners working in the field today.

Jeff Owen on Ray Horak's Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary

publisher — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:02:19 +0000

Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary
Author: Ray Horak
Paperback: 568 pages
Publisher: Webster’s New World (October, 2007)
ISBN-10: 047177457X
ISBN-13: 978-0471774570
List Price: $29.99

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Cisco Unified Presence Fundamentals

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:15:54 +0000

Cisco Unified Presence Fundamentals provides an excellent overview.

Technician’s Guide to Fiber Optics

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:16:44 +0000

There are a lot of good books on the subject of fiber optics. The vast majority of them are highly technical and written by and for engineers or physicists. When it comes to books written for technicians the pickings are slim.

The Power of IP Video: Unleashing Productivity with Visual Networking

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:59:44 +0000

Videoconferencing is one of the most rapidly developing technologies and certainly an attractive and compelling network application. The benefits include enhanced communications and collaboration, increased productivity, reduced travel and associated costs, and shortened time to decision.

Passive Optical Networks: Principles and Practice

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:47:18 +0000

Passive Optical Network (PON) network access technology was the subject of intense research for more than a decade before it finally emerged from the labs in 1998 in the form of a set of physical layer specifications for an ATM-based PON. That first specification was ratified by the ITU-T within the G.983.1 standard.

MPLS-Enabled Applications: Emerging Developments and New Technologies

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:30:59 +0000

This book appears to contain everything you could possibly want to know about Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) operations, signaling and management, excepting perhaps the individual bits in packet and label headers. There is so much here that it's a good place to start a major study of the topic. Master this book and nobody will be able to bluff you when the talk turns techy.

Global IPv6 Strategies: From Business Analysis to Operational Planning

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:26:31 +0000

The case for IPv6 is compelling, including increased address space, ease of autoconfiguration and tight integration of mobility options. As IP networks evolve there is no doubt it eventually will replace IPv4. In fact many Asian nations are deploying it now, in large part to alleviate pressure on v4 address space caused by explosive growth of their mobile wireless networks.

Fixed Mobile Convergence

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:19:00 +0000

There is a lot of buzz around fixed mobile convergence (FMC) these days. As is often the case with a hot new concept, tens if not hundreds of industry experts have written many thousands if not a few million words on the subject, explaining the fundamentals and elaborating on the nuances.

Fiber-Optic Systems for Telecommunications

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:08:06 +0000

Densely written, this volume evenly balances the theory with the practice. The first half gets deep into the technical details, from the physical construction of fibers and couplers to the light signaling formats and and data frames that carry information. The second half looks at the practical aspects, with a thorough chapter on computing the power budget and optimal input power for an optical link.

Cabling: The Complete Guide to Network Wiring

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:59:46 +0000

I am not in the habit of reviewing established books but some are worthy and have a long shelf life. Cabling certainly fits that description. It is an excellent resource for IT managers and supervisors who need to understand copper and fiber cabling architectures, standards, project design principles, installation methods, test and troubleshooting techniques, and certification criteria. Although it is not a how-to installation and repair guide, many will benefit from the detailed explanations of cables, pathways, wiring closets, components, tools and testers.

Wi-Fi Telephony

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:06:33 +0000

Not long ago the title of this book might not have made much sense. Now with WLANs practically everywhere, the tide of VoIP couldn't avoid the Wi-Fi connection. If your wired network will be dealing with VoIP you'll eventually see that traffic on the air, too.

Wireless Networking: Know It All

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:42:25 +0000

I’m quite certain that between them the nine authors (Chandra, Dobkin, Bensky, Olexa, Lide, Dowla, Nasisuri, Moore and Poor) know a lot about wireless networking, but I doubt they know it all. I do know that after reading much of this book I don’t know it all.

Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:16:17 +0000

Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary
Author: Ray Horak
Paperback: 568 pages
Publisher: Webster’s New World (October, 2007)
ISBN-10: 047177457X
ISBN-13: 978-0471774570
List Price: $29.99

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