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Advanced IP Network Design (CCIE Professional Development)

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I think this book is meant to be read after 'Routing tcp/ip vol 1' and 'Routing in the internet'. This book won't replace those two but it still has interesting cases that made it worth reading for me. Besides, it is much thinner than Doyle's book and covering a much larger area (topology design, interior- and exterior routing protocols) so you cannot expect the same detail.

This book deals with the scalability issues that plague big internetworks. For example, i couldnt find the discussion of implementing OSPF in a large scale ISP network EXCEPT this book. This book is not for the beginner. And it wont teach you anything either (appendices are helpful to provide some basic info about BGP, OSPF etc). If you are concerned with Network design and the scalability problems (and their solutions), I'd highly recommend this book. OK. So how do u make the host routes "disappear" from the routing table in order to make sure that your dialup clients arent generating LSAs on to the backbone each time they connect and disconnect?? Also covered are redundancy issues in the Network Core Layer, BGP issues etc. Good addition to your references.

This book can essentially be divided into two parts:
1) Why you should address your network Like So.
2) Issues & Tips with individual routing protocols.

Part 1 is written a relatively clear and concise fashion, and makes a good follow up or addition to a CCDP course of study. Part 2 is slightly rich with errors, and a bit more grab-bag like in its approach to the subject matter. Weighing in at around 250 pages of core material, this book is one of the lighter reads in the CCIE study course, and could be tackled by a less experienced candidate as well. On the whole a good book, but not a great one, I still consider it recommendable.

There is nothing in this book that you couldn't learn from 6 months on the job with a good networking group. I might have given it four stars if there weren't so many errors, especially in the illustrations/figures. When in doubt as to the correctness of example, trust the text.

There is nothing in this book that you couldn't learn from 6 months on the job with a good networking group. I might have given it four stars if there weren't so many errors, especially in the illustrations/figures. When in doubt as to the correctness of example, trust the text.