Abstract

Deploying QoS for IP Next Generation Networks: The Definitive Guide provides network architects and planners with insight into the various aspects that drive QoS deployment for the various network types. It serves as a single source of reference for businesses that plan to deploy a QoS framework for voice, video, mobility and data applications creating a converged infrastructure. It further provides detailed design and implementation details for various service deployments across the various Cisco platforms such as the CRS-1, 12000, 7600 & 7200 series routers that are widely deployed in most Carrier Networks.
The book covers architectural and implementation specific information plus recommendations for almost all the popular line cards across the various hardware platforms widely used in the market. It also addresses QoS architecture and deployment on the Cisco CRS-1 platform and is considered as a unique selling point of this book.
In short the books serve as an "On the Job Manual" which can also be used as a study guide for Cisco specialist certification programs (CCNA, CCIP, CCIE)
This book will includes detailed illustration and configurations. In addition, it provides detailed case studies along with platform specific tests and measurement results. A link to a detailed tutorial on QoS metrics and associated test results will be available at the book's companion website in order to ensure that the reader is able to understand QoS functionality from a deployment standpoint.

• Covers the requirements and solutions in deploying QoS for voice, video, IPTV, mobility and data traffic classes (Quad-play networks), saving the reader time in searching for hardware specific QoS information, given the abundance of Cisco platforms and line cards.
• Presents real-life deployments by means of detailed case studies, allowing the reader to apply the same solutions to situations in the work place.
• Provides QoS architecture and implementation details on Cisco CRS-1, 12000, 7600, and 7200 routing platforms using Cisco IOS/IOS-XR software, aiding the reader in using these devices and preparing for Cisco specialist certification.

Srinivas Rao Mulugu, Prinicipal Architect, Wipro Infotech Company "The engineering cadre of enterprise and service provider organizations would find the book beneficial. Also, this book would be of good use for universities and training institutions, given that the configuration templates have been included ? impressively for both IOS as well as IOS-XR. Also, as the definitive trend towards NGNs takes shape, more and more engineers from the traditional voice-telecom domain would be looking for knowledge on IP networks and in particular QoS in IP networks....I would expect that given the topics the book addresses, the book would be relevant for several years. Given that the CRS-1 platform of Cisco is the next generation platform that is designed to last for close to a decade, it is not inconceivable that the book has relevance for that entire period. The comprehensiveness with which the topics have been covered indicates to me that this book would indeed be a definitive guide for a long time to come." Shanmuga Sundaram, Information Technology Manager, Dell "I feel the book is very relevant and much needed as on date. Most of the hardware covered is of relevance to our organization as they are the current and new generation products of Cisco. From an application standpoint ? this book is clearly a good source as it covers many of the applications and services we are currently evaluating. We are currently in the process of evaluating Cisco Telepresence, and this book will surely help us deploy such applications as per best practices." Vijayakumar M, Deputy General Manager Network Operation and IP Service Engineering, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited. "I think the book is very well organized, would help not only architects but the provisioning guys too, as a ready reference....I personally worked with Tony Jeffers, Vinod Joseph and Brett Chapman on the various TATA projects. And they have the background of the said subject, which was demonstrated during the project phase." Mahesh Kumar Jothi, Network Consulting Engineer, Cisco Advanced Services, Global Services Practice ? Service Provider Solutions. "First of all , I am impressed with the overall initiative of putting together the NGN QoS deployment and to disseminate the knowledge these industry experts have gained over years. The contribution will be significant enough to the entire ?Internetworking Community? as I see deploying QoS for NGN is a biggest challenge and the Technical know-how is very low. As this book has proposed to cover the topics relating to QoS for next generation Cisco's IOS XR , this will be a significant contribution in educating all the Network Engineers and Network Architects."

"Deploying QoS for Cisco IP Next Generation Networks: The Definitive Guide by two distinguished network architects from Cisco Systems, Vinod Joseph and Brett Chapman, is an outstanding book covering up-to-date and novel quality of service (QoS) concepts and solutions.... it is a book that cannot be missed."--Rafal Stankiewicz, IEEE Communications Magazine, October, 2010