Cisco: a beginner's guide

"A gateway to all the Cisco basics as well as an introduction to new trends in the world of internetworking. This practical guide covers the fundamentals, including IOS command structure, routing and networking protocols, design and management tools, network security, and network device configuration. The fifth edition features new coverage of latest technologies, including cloud transitions, telepresence, adding mobile devices, software-defined networking, configuration, hardware, protocols, security, backup, recovery, virtualization, and much more. Walks you through how to design, manage, and troubleshoot a robust Cisco network"--

Includes index.

Cover -- About the Authors -- About the Technical Reviewer -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- At a Glance -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Who Should Read This Book -- What This Book Covers -- How to Read This Book -- Part I: Cisco Overview -- Chapter 1: Cisco and the Internet -- Internetworking -- Cisco's Position in the Computer Industry -- The Internet Landscape -- Internetworking's Five Major Device Types -- Basic Internetwork Topologies -- Internetwork Players -- Internetworking Protocols -- Routing vs. Switching -- Other Internetworking Trends -- Cisco's Offerings -- Competition -- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? -- Cisco Solutions -- Cisco Innovation -- Chapter 2: Networking Primer -- Bits and Bytes -- How Computers Understand Data -- OSI Reference Model -- The Seven-Layer Stack -- OSI Implementation by Layer -- Network Technologies -- Ethernet -- Gigabit, 10 Gigabit, 40 Gigabit, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet -- Wireless -- WAN Technologies -- Dial-in Technologies -- WAN Trunk Technologies -- TCP/IP -- TCP/IP Messaging -- The Transport Layer -- IP Addressing -- The IP Address Format -- IP Address Classes -- Private Addressing -- Subnetting -- IP Ver…