End-to-End QoS Network Design: Quality of Service for Rich-Media & Cloud Networks (Networking Technology) 2nd Edition, Kindle Edition

Very good book and goes into good details about things. I am studying for CCIE now and have 4 3560 switches with v150.2 loaded in them for labbing. I have access to ASR1001 and ISR G2 at work as well as GNS3 with 7206 running v15 also. This book has a fair amount of mistakes, but I believe it makes me read and re-read more which is needed for CCIE anyways right? It doesn't hurt learning, more like: "this is a mistake and I will change it for my template configs during labbing".Some things could go more into detail though. the 1st edition of this book read CCIE on the cover, and this one doesn't. It also contains stuff you can just skip for CCIE like Wireless QOS, ASR 9000, Provider core QOS, 4500, 6500 Catalyst QOS and such. So the 900 pager turns into like 600 or so pages you must read and re-read. We work in IT though and have wireless controllers and 4500/6500 so I will be defenitely rereading these pages later on for my network. I like the introduction to per flow qos limits you can config on 6500 which is better at DDOS mitigations.One of the main things I wish was better discussed was order of operations on each platform as packets hit the interfaces and aere processed all the way through the exit interfaces all on one page as an overview after each stage is earlier discussed so we can have a visual overview. This was especially the case for ASR1000 router with hardware/software QOS. I had to read three times and look towards external resources to figure it out 80% lol. The book is slightly wordy, but not too much so is't a huge deal. It does point you to online resources to get more in-depth info, but every cert book does that right. I like that it is hard cover as it will be a reference for me. Not a reference like some of the older CCIE routing protocol books, but this one is still very good. My next book I will start reading in 2 weeks is for Multicasting as it appears to be a larger section of the cert overall. I will do routing & switching last as I know these more and it will be harder to put into memory things like QOS, Mcast, IPv6, MPLS with VRFs and such. If you are going for CCIE, read this book and refer to Cisco online design guides for each hardware device tested in CCIE. You will walk away being your CO's go-to guy for QOS from now on!

I did not purchase this book with the hope of absorbing enough knowledge to pass a test, I purchased this book to help me develop a solid understanding of QoS, and to help me overhaul the global QoS environment for my company which it accomplished. Although the book is targeted for the Cisco platform, the conceptual knowledge you will learn can be applied across all vendor platforms. I'm giving it 4 stars because it wasn't the one-stop-shop of QoS knowledge that I wanted it be; I still had to reference Cisco vendor documentation online, and RFC documents to fill in some knowledge gaps. The references provided at the end of each chapter helped however. The first quarter of the book will get you the foundational knowledge immediately which you will need to focus on understanding thoroughly to implement QoS correctly. The rest of the book is gets into the specific hardware configurations, whose syntax is different for each Cisco switch model, but Cisco appears to be adopting the MQC model for all their routers and switches now. I highly recommend this book to all networking professionals and I reference it regularly.

End-to-End QoS is known as the "go-to" and "end-all-be-all" QoS book for Cisco network engineers. As an enterprise network engineer and CCIE candidate, this purchase was a no-brainer for me. However, I did not realize the extent that this book was written. The book begins with the basics and builds upon the foundation. Many different designs, standards, and scenarios are presented throughout the following chapters. The book then proceeds into platform specifics, including all IOS platforms, ASRs, CRS, wireless LAN controllers, and all Nexus platforms.I would not waste my time with any other book. End to End QoS is the definitive resource for any network engineer- even those with minimal QoS experience. This purchase was well worth the money.

This book HAS ALL ACTUAL PLATFORM config and review of how to implement QoS from Modern G2 ISR up to SUP2T for Catalyst 6500/6800 series, and most impresive thing is the book covers nexus switches too!!you MUST HAD and READ if you'll plan a CCIE or your work is beeing a network admin with a whole different platforms and equipment from cisco.Excellent Book!

I had version 1 of this book back in 05 for a large enterprise QoS project. This book is indispensable and a must to not only learn and understand QoS but used for implementation.

It was very informative and usefull.

All good, thank you very much.Silvester.

Wireless QOS is often misunderstood, and he explains it very well. The explanations are thorough to help you understand each case, (up or downstream, with/without DSCP bit set, with or without WMM enabled.)

Very Good !!!!!

Really wanted to like this book. But it is very dry and hard to read. It should have been more than 1000 pages. The mqs should have been explained in more details. Many of the CLIs are very different from each other and the author never gave explainations on them. I'm still reading it and looking for examples on prioritising audio traffic, such as MP3, ACC and others.

Good coverage on overview of QoS.

Great price ,Great deliveryGreat performanceWould consider purchasing one of these again in the future . I will also recommend to friends and family .

A bible for QoS