This book is a comprehensive guide detailing available bridging and IBM networking alternatives. It details Cisco's support for networks in IBM and bridging environments. Covers the latest in networking protocols for both Enterprise and Service Provider network environments. This support includes transparent and source-route transparent bridging, source-route bridging (SRB), remote source-route bridging (RSRB), data link switching plus (DLSw+), serial tunnel and block serial tunnel, SDLC and LLC2 parameters, IBM network media translation, downstream physical unit and SNA service point, SNA Frame Relay access support, Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking, IBM Networks and Bridging will help readers perform their jobs at a higher level. It offers system optimization techniques, which will strengthen results, increase productivity and improve efficiency.
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For those who know precisely what they're looking for, Cisco IOS Bridging and IBM Network Solutions is a godsend. The rest of us may find it mind-boggling at the very least.
Like Dante's Inferno, IBM networking has multiple and convoluted levels that may be accompanied by wailing and gnashing of teeth, at least for the uninitiated. But this volume nobly plunges forward, discussing the protocols and technologies Cisco developed to enable routing and bridging over IBM networking systems. The book begins with an explanation of the venerable IBM local area network (LAN) technology (Token Ring) and continues all the way to Systems Network Architecture (SNA) and TN3270 servers.
If you're interested in understanding the implications of bridging for your network or are one of the many proprietors of Token Ring or IBM legacy systems, this book will be an irreplaceable resource. --Sarah L. Roberts-Witt
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This book is a comprehensive guide detailing available bridging and IBM networking alternatives. It details Cisco's support for networks in IBM and bridging environments. Covers the latest in networking protocols for both Enterprise and Service Provider network environments. This support includes transparent and source-route transparent bridging, source-route bridging (SRB), remote source-route bridging (RSRB), data link switching plus (DLSw+), serial tunnel and block serial tunnel, SDLC and LLC2 parameters, IBM network media translation, downstream physical unit and SNA service point, SNA Frame Relay access support, Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking, IBM Networks and Bridging will help readers perform their jobs at a higher level. It offers system optimization techniques, which will strengthen results, increase productivity and improve efficiency.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Ok reference between the mistakes,
This review is from: Cisco IOS Bridging and IBM Network Solutions (Hardcover)
I started out with only this book as guide through the Cisco SNA/IP integration world. It was a good help although unreadable as a book, it's really a reference guide (nothing else than you'll find at CCO). It takes you through all the options there are available with Cisco equipment to integrate the SNA networks into your existing network, but does not really help out in the real complex configurations. i.e. it'll discuss CIP and APPN/HPR, CIP and TN3270, but not CIP, APPN/HPR and TN3270 which is quite common in redundancy cases. There are also quite a few mistakes in the examples (mainly wrong picture for the example), but this will keep you awake. What's really missing is the Cisco specifics, like APPN/ISR and not releasing session, which eliminates the need for APPN/HPR configurations (which are far worse to think up). All in all, an ok reference for on the shelve and still a good guide to check your options when needing to integrate SNA and LAN with Cisco equipment.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Necessity for CCIE,
By A Customer
This review is from: Cisco IOS Bridging and IBM Network Solutions (Hardcover)
If you are trying to teach yourself the details of DLSw+, RSRB, IRB, etc, this book is full of complete sample configurations. Yes, you can find this same stuff on the Doc CD if have an hour to spare finding what you are looking for. I would particularly recommend this book to CCIE candidates because you will have these IOS documentation books at your disposal during the hands-on lab. You might as well start learning where to find things: before the lab.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Good reference book,
By A Customer
This review is from: Cisco IOS Bridging and IBM Network Solutions (Hardcover)
This book is basically a printout of the Cisco website. However it does read a little better than some of the Cisco web pages, and it since it covers content you'll need to pass your CCIE, its a must for every candidates collection. A really helpful companion to this book is the CCIE DLSw+ quiz
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