Designing Switch/Routers : Fundamental Concepts, Design Methods, Architectures and Applications (Multiple-component retail product)

1. The Era of High-Performance Networks. 2. Introducing Multilayer Switching and the Switch/Router. 3. OSI and TCP/IP Reference Models. 4. Mapping Network Device Functions to the OSI Reference Model. 5. Review of Layer 2 and Layer 3 Forwarding. 6. Packet Forwarding in the Switch/Router: Layer 3 Forwarding Architectures. 7. Review of Multilayer Switching Methods ? Switch/Router Internals. 8. Quality of Service in Switch/Routers. 9. Rate Management Mechanisms in Switch/Routers. Vol 2 1. High-Performance Switch/Routers ? Part 1: Basic Features. 2. High-Performance Switch/Routers ? Part 2: Advanced and Value-Added Features. 3. Designing the Switch/Router ? A Design Example and What to Consider When Designing a Switch/Router. 4. Case Study: Force10 Networks E-Series Switch/Router Architecture. 5. Case Study: Foundry Networks BigIron RX Series Switch/Router Architecture. 6. The Ethernet Advantage in Networking. 7. Applications of Switch/Routers.