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Technology Overviews
• 802.N Overview - Difficulty Rating:
  Overview of the new IEEE Standard by CCPrep.com's own Steve Sowell..
• Deciphering the Cisco Configuration Register - Difficulty Rating:
  by Thomas M. Thomas II
  
• Understanding the Spanning Tree Protocol - Difficulty Rating:
  by Lawrence Dwyer
   
• Voice over IP (VoIP) - Difficulty Rating:
  by Matt Holbert
  

Home Lab Information
• CCIE® Home Lab White paper - Difficulty Rating:
  Document geared towards guiding the setup of a home lab in preparation for the CCIE® Lab examination.
  
Network Management
• Cisco Assure Policy Networking - Difficulty Rating:
  White paper that covers the benefits of using the Cisco Assure service offering.  Topics include Quality of Service (QOS), Network Management and other service guarantor features.
  
Implementation Guides
• Implementing HSRP - Difficulty Rating:
  Technical discussion of "Hot Standby Routing Protocol" (HSRP). Includes suggested deployment guidelines and configuration code samples. 
  
• Building and ERP ready network - Difficulty Rating:
  High level overview of "Enterprise Resource Planning" (ERP) strategies. Design and utilization examples provide a starting position for companies attempting to implement this model.
  
• Architecting Campus Networks with Cisco Fusion  - Difficulty Rating:
  Discussion of the "Cisco Fusion" network architecture paradigm. Includes disparate discussions on the various aspects of the concept and "Best Practices" to ensure successful deployment.
  
• Access VPN - Difficulty Rating:
  White paper with a focus on the service provider perspective of "Virtual Private Networks" (VPN). Concludes with a discussion of Cisco VPN equipment and practical of technology solutions.
  
• Layer 3 Switching Demystified - Difficulty Rating:
  High Level discussion of the concepts and practical applications of Layer 3 Switching in a LAN environment. Covers packet switching, route processing and authentication solutions. 
  
• Cisco Access Technologies - Difficulty Rating:
  Web page that provides a complete listing of Cisco's LAN and WAN infrastructure router solutions.