CCNP BCRAN Exam Certification Guide (CCNP Self-Study, 642-821) (2nd Edition) [Hardcover]

Brian Morgan (Author), Craig Dennis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 6, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1587200848 | ISBN-13: 978-1587200847 | Edition: 2

Prepare for the new CCNP 642-821 BCRAN Exam with the official exam preparation guide

• Learn the remote access design and management topics for the new Cisco CCNP 642-821 BCRAN exam with the only official preparation book
• Practice with more than 200 test questions, including simulation-based questions on the enclosed CD-ROM

CCNP BCRAN Exam Certification Guide

Comprehensive coverage of all exam topics ensures readers will arrive at a complete understanding of what they need to master to succeed on the exam. This book follows a logical organization of the BCRAN exam objectives, and is written in a modular, small-chapter format that breaks elements into easy-to-absorb parts. It also contains the other valuable learning elements of an Exam Certification Guide from Cisco Press that ensure concept comprehension and retention. These include pre- and post-chapter quizzes, foundational review sections, scenario-based exercises and a CD-ROM testing engine with more than 200 questions, including simulation-based questions like on the actual exam.

In addition to technologies like ISDN, DDR (Dial-on-Demand Routing), Frame Relay, NAT (Network Address Translation), AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting), and other related technologies covered in the first edition, this edition also contains an introduction to QoS (Quality of Service), VPN (Virtual Private Networks), VPDN (Virtual Private Dial-up Networks), and DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) technologies.

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Prepare for the new CCNP 642-821 BCRAN Exam with the official exam preparation guide

* Learn the remote access design and management topics for the new Cisco CCNP 642-821 BCRAN exam with the only official preparation book
* Practice with more than 200 test questions, including simulation-based questions on the enclosed CD-ROM

CCNP BCRAN Exam Certification Guide

Comprehensive coverage of all exam topics ensures readers will arrive at a complete understanding of what they need to master to succeed on the exam. This book follows a logical organization of the BCRAN exam objectives, and is written in a modular, small-chapter format that breaks elements into easy-to-absorb parts. It also contains the other valuable learning elements of an Exam Certification Guide from Cisco Press that ensure concept comprehension and retention. These include pre- and post-chapter quizzes, foundational review sections, scenario-based exercises and a CD-ROM testing engine with more than 200 questions, including simulation-based questions like on the actual exam.

In addition to technologies like ISDN, DDR (Dial-on-Demand Routing), Frame Relay, NAT (Network Address Translation), AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting), and other related technologies covered in the first edition, this edition also contains an introduction to QoS (Quality of Service), VPN (Virtual Private Networks), VPDN (Virtual Private Dial-up Networks), and DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) technologies.

About the Author

Brian Morgan, CCIE No. 4865, is Director of Data Engineering for Allegiance Telecom, with 12 years' experience in the networking field. As a certified Cisco Systems instructor Brian has been teaching Cisco courses for over five years.

Craig Dennis, CCDP, is currently working as an independent consultant for LANS UnLimited specializing in small business solutions, primarily SDSL and ADSL installations, in the Northern Virginia area. Craig is a certified Cisco Systems instructor and has taught classes for PSC, GeoTrain, Global Knowledge, and Mentor Technologies.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 552 pages
• Publisher: Cisco Press; 2 edition (November 6, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587200848
• ISBN-13: 978-1587200847
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,578,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Good Enuff!!!, June 14, 2005

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kboy "NO GOOD!!" (LONDON, UK.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CCNP BCRAN Exam Certification Guide (CCNP Self-Study, 642-821) (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

I must admit that i'm usually reluctant writing reviews on other people's hard work, EXCEPT NOW!!!

This book will help you FAIL your BCRAN!! No doubt.

It's written in a format that gives you the confidence that it covers all aspects of the required exam. It doesn't!!

I had to spend an hour or two in a bookshop reading the details and proper configuration explanantion of PPPoe.

The book treats dialer-watch as non-existent!

That's THREE exam questions!!Get my drift yet??

There's also a very woolly explanation of queueing and compression!!.My knowlege and experience of Qos got me through.....3/4 questions!!

Remeber, i'm no new kid on the block here...Over 9 year's experience....and still failed firsttime...by 80marks!!

I resat the exam 6 working days later, having checked out the weak areas (not covered by this 'book'), and looking at exam cram and testking.

I scored 930!!! something not right!!

Good book for the shelf...that's about it!! sorry.

Be warned.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book to prop the old desk up!!!!, March 2, 2006

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Steven E. Burgess - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CCNP BCRAN Exam Certification Guide (CCNP Self-Study, 642-821) (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

This book has so many errors, and missed topics its not worth your time purchasing this book. I used the BCRAN Student Guide instead to pass this test.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cisco's worst, Editor MIA?, January 14, 2006

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Zoel (Birmingham, AL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CCNP BCRAN Exam Certification Guide (CCNP Self-Study, 642-821) (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

I think, for this title, Cisco put 1000 monkeys in a room with 1000 typewriters for a couple of years and then published the results. Of course they made sure it wasn't Shakespeare first, to avoid those pesky accusations of plagiarism...which seems to be the extent of their editing on this title. The most glaring error is the author's repeated insistence that in public key cryptography one provides their private key to the public so information can be encrypted, then the destination party uses the public key to decrypt the information. WHAT!?! Please, please do not do that! C'mon Cisco...even Microsoft got this one right. At one point later on the author seems to demonstrate the process correctly. I imagine he got encryption confused with digital signatures. Ok, fine, but WHERE WAS THE EDITOR!? There are countless other places in the book where the author contradicts himself, and other places he's just dead wrong. Fortunately I have enough experience to spot some of these, but I'm sure not all, since I am obviously still learning. I don't trust the author enough now to believe that he's telling me the truth. This is the worst Cisco Press book I've gotten ahold of yet. This is the last test I have to take for the CCNP and I imagine I'll pass, but it won't be due to this book. Even the CIT book by Ranjbar was better than this. While his didn't really reflect what's on the exam, at least it was very well written. If you can get your hands on the Student Guide for the BCRAN, use that instead and UniverCD on Cisco's site to polish up the rough spots. Rotsa ruck!