IS-IS: Deployment in IP Networks [Hardcover]

Russ White (Author), Alvaro Retana (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 8, 2002

IS-IS or Intermediate System to Intermediate System protocol is a routing protocol which has long been used by telephone networks and has recently surged in popularity among Internet Service Providers and in other large networks. The IS-IS protocol is used in conjunction with the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and offers flexibility in configuration and scalability for large and complex networks. IS-IS is covered in the CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) exam, and those preparing for that challenging exam will be interested in learning more about this protocol. Two Cisco experts here provide a beneficial mix of operational theory of the protocol and many practical examples and case studies. This new guide provides what network professionals need most: highly valuable configuration examples, combined with expert advice on deploying IS-IS in a real network.

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From the Back Cover

IS-IS, the Intermediate System to Intermediate System protocol, has been used effectively as a routing protocol for many large-scale networks, including service provider backbone, telephone system management, and power equipment networks. Used in conjunction with the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), IS-IS offers Internet Service Providers and the administrators of other large networks advanced flexibility and scalability. As a result, the number of complex networks employing the IS-IS protocol has grown tremendously.

IS-IS: Deployment in IP Networks is a hands-on guide for network engineers deploying, maintaining, and building IS-IS networks. Based on both the best practices of current implementations and the specifications of the protocol, IS-IS provides highly valuable configuration examples using Cisco IOS Software combined with real-life, expert descriptions, analysis, and advice. Readers will also find case studies and operational theory about this powerful and popular routing protocol.

Coverage includes:

A historical perspective on OSI protocols and addressing

Neighbor discovery, relationships, and pseudonodes

Flooding mechanisms, timers, and tuner timing

The division of the routing domain

Hierarchical network design and IS-IS deployment

The interaction between IS-IS and MPLS

Protocol enhancements, including dynamic host names, back door links, interaction with RPR, non-stop forwarding, and multitopology routing

Examining the IS-IS protocol from its origins to the most recent innovations, this book covers all of the protocol's pieces, packets, deployment strategies, and issues. It is a valuable resource for networking students preparing for the CCIE® (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) exam.

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About the Author

Russ White, a Routing Protocols Deployment Engineer at Cisco Systems, is a frequent Networkers speaker on routing protocols and router architecture, and the coauthor of several IETF requests for comments (RFCs). He is well known within and outside Cisco for his routing protocols expertise. Russ is CCIE #2635, and one of the reviewers and question writers for the CCIE written exam.

Alvaro Retana, a Technical Leader in Cisco Systems' Core IP Engineering Department, has first-hand expertise in the development and testing of routing protocols such as IS-IS, OSPF, RIP, EIGRP, and BGP4. Alvaro is CCIE #1609, and serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Education; 1st edition (October 8, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201657724
• ISBN-13: 978-0201657722
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,574,993 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Russ White is a Principal Engineer at Cisco Systems in RTP, NC. He focuses on routing protocols, including the interaction between routing and other network systems, such as energy management, security, and layer 2 control planes. He is a regular speaker at Networkers in the US and Europe, active in the IETF. Russ was a member of the core team that developed the Cisco Certified Design Expert and the Cisco Certified Architect, and has worked on the Cisco Certified Internet Expert program. He has taught classes in the Master's degree program at a local college, and served on the IT advisory council for an online university.

Beyond technical books, articles, and white papers, Russ has also started a new series of detective mystery fiction. The first book in this series is Loss of Carrier, published in November of 2009.

Russ enjoys time with his wife and two daughters, competitive shooting, gunsmithing, reading, and boating on lakes in the Raleigh area. He has taught a small group Bible study for the four years.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Better off choosing an alternative selection, November 24, 2004

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This review is from: IS-IS: Deployment in IP Networks (Hardcover)

As IS-IS is one of the more esoteric protocols, understood only by a few people in large scale ISP environments, I thought this book would be a welcome addition to my library as there isn't much else on the market covering this protocol. There are of course ISO 10589 and RFC 1195 which covers these protocols, but seeing as this is a short book I thought it might be able to shed some light on an otherwise complex protocol.

In reviewing this book I've come up disappointed in general. There are certainly a few golden nuggets and I give the book a couple of stars just for attempting to bridge the gap between the purely theoretical and the purely vendor specific. However, the book comes up short on most other points. Often times I found myself wanting to scrap this book in favor of some of the other selections on the market, but since I have respect for these authors I read the whole book hoping that they might be able to redeem themselves by the time I finished.

Obviously the authors have a great deal of knowledge about the subject, and I don't fault them entirely. The quality of the editing is poor with many grammatical and syntactical errors littered throughout the text. There are abundant instances throughout the book where the diagrams used do not match the text describing them. I was rather disappointed because I usually find that Addison-Wesley publishes some of the best texts on the market.

All in all, I thought this book could have been a lot better than it was. After all, these authors have several other titles under their belt, most notably "Advanced IP Network Design". But in this case, I would say that you are better off looking for other similar titles available on the market, such as Jeff Doyle's "Routing TCP/IP Volume 1".

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well written and explained, February 24, 2011

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Aragorn (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: IS-IS: Deployment in IP Networks (Hardcover)

Concepts in IS-IS including algorithmic details like Djikstra etc. are very well explained here. This book was exactly what I was looking for in trying to understand IS-IS.