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Cisco Press Publishes Router Security Strategies: Securing IP Network Traffic Planes

Posted on: Thursday, 27 December 2007, 09:00 CST

Router Security Strategies: Securing IP Network Traffic Planes, new from Cisco Press, teaches readers how to master router security and how to secure IP networking traffic planes. Taking a comprehensive approach to first understanding and then implementing IP traffic plane separation and protection on IP routers, this is the first book to provide in-depth analysis of the IP traffic planes and applicable security techniques for routers.

News Facts

-- Cisco(R) has led the way in this area of security, first through ad hoc and field-directed customer sessions, and through industry session (e.g. NANOG) and Cisco Networkers sessions. Authors Gregg Schudel and David J. Smith have contributed to many of these efforts and are recognized experts in the field.

-- Readers will review IP router packet processing concepts, architectures and security implications, and examine case studies that illustrate specific techniques for securing Enterprise and Service Provider IP networks.

-- The introductory section provides a brief overview of the essential components of the IP protocol and IP protocol networks.

-- Second section expands on each of the component concepts, and the authors develop the working details that serious networking professional can use to implement IP traffic plane separation and protection strategies.

-- Final section of the book provides case studies for two different network environments: the Enterprise Network, and the Service Provider network. In this way, the individual components discussed in detail in the second section are brought back together as they make up an integrated, comprehensive IP traffic plane separation and protection plan.

-- Available at ciscopress.com, informit.com, local bookstores, and online resellers.

Product Information

Router Security Strategies: Securing IP Network Traffic Planes

By Gregg Schudel, David J. Smith

ISBN-10: 1587053365

ISBN-13: 9781587053368

List Price: $65.00

Publisher: Cisco Press

Link: http://www.ciscopress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=1587053365

About the Authors

Gregg Schudel, CCIE No. 9591 is a Consulting System Engineer (CSE) supporting the Service Provider organization at Cisco. Gregg is a Cisco Certified Internet Expert (CCIE) in security, and holds an MS degree in engineering from George Washington University (1982), and a BS in engineering from Florida Institute of Technology (1980).

David J. Smith, CCIE No. 1986, is a Consulting Systems Engineer (CSE) within the Service Provider organization at Cisco. David holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Lehigh University (1989) as well as a M.S. in Information Networking from Carnegie Mellon University (1991). He is also CCIE No. 1986 for Routing/Switching.

About Cisco Press

Cisco Press, a partnership between Cisco Systems(R) (NASDAQ:CSCO) and the Pearson Education business of Pearson (NYSE:PSO), is the official publisher of Cisco(R) networking technology and Cisco certification self-study materials for networking students and professionals. With products designed to help users prepare for Cisco certifications and master the implementation and support of a diverse range of networking technologies, Cisco Press provides a variety of products to suit individual learning styles. Cisco Press resources are the only print companions reviewed and approved by Cisco Systems for use in the Cisco Networking Academy Program. Cisco Press products can be purchased at your favorite local bookstore, computer/electronic store, online bookseller, or at www.ciscopress.com.

About Pearson Education

Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson Education (www.pearsoned.com) is the global leader in educational and professional publishing, providing scientifically research-based print and digital programs to help people of all ages learn at their own pace, in their own way. Professionals, leaders, academics, experts, and consultants draft the books and online resources that help develop today's and tomorrow's business leaders. Top technology companies that have chosen Pearson Education as their publishing partner include IBM, Symantec, Cisco, Adobe, and Macromedia. The company is home to such renowned publishing and information portal brands as Informit.com, Prentice Hall Professional , IBM Press, Addison-Wesley Professional, Peachpit Press, Cisco Press, Sams Publishing, and Que Publishing. Pearson Education is part of Pearson (NYSE:PSO), the international media company. In addition to Pearson Education, Pearson's primary operations include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

Technorati Keywords: IP Traffic Planes, Security, Networking, Routers, Cisco, Technology, Computer, Book, Publishing.


Source: Business Wire

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