Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide (IP Telephony Self-Study) (2nd Edition) [Hardcover]

Wendell Odom (Author), Michael J. Cavanaugh (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1587201240 | ISBN-13: 978-1587201240 | Publication Date: November 28, 2004 | Edition: 2

 

Official self-study test preparation guide for the Cisco QOS 642-642 exam. The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the QOS exam, including

• QoS concepts, tools, and architectures
• Modular QoS CLI (MQC), QoS Policy Manager (QPM), and AutoQoS
• Classification and marking
• Congestion management
• Traffic shaping and policing
• Congestion avoidance through drop policies
• Compression tools and link fragmentation and interleaving (LFI) tools for link efficiency
• LAN QoS
• QoS best practices

The CCVP certification validates a robust set of skills in implementing, operating, configuring, and troubleshooting a converged IP network. A solid understanding of quality-of-service (QoS) features and implementation is essential for CCVP certification and is also a core component of the CCIP® certification.

 

Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, is a best-of-breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the QOS 642-642 exam. Senior instructor and best-selling author Wendell Odom and senior AVVID consultant Michael Cavanaugh share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve your QoS knowledge. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

 

Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists and Foundation Summary tables, figures, and snapshot information make referencing easy and give you a quick refresher whenever you need it. Challenging chapter-ending review questions help you assess your knowledge and reinforce key concepts. The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text. Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this book helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

 

Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco Systems® that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

  

Companion CD-ROM

The companion CD-ROM contains a test bank with more than 300 practice questions, flash card format questions, and an electronic version of the text.

 

CD-ROM test engine powered by www.boson.com. Boson Software is a Cisco Learning Partner.

 

This volume is part of the Exam Certification Guide Series from Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materials that offer assessment, review, and practice to help Cisco Career Certification candidates identify weaknesses, concentrate their study efforts, and enhance their confidence as exam day nears.

 

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Wendell Odom, CCIE® No. 1624, is a senior instructor with Skyline Advanced Technology Services, where he teaches courses on QoS, CCNA®, and CCIE lab preparation. He has worked in the networking arena for more than 20 years with jobs in pre- and post-sales technical consulting, teaching, and course development.

 

Michael J. Cavanaugh, CCIE No. 4516, has been in the networking industry for more than 17 years. His current focus is Cisco AVVID implementations, providing convergence consulting, professional services, and technical support.

 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 768 pages
• Publisher: Cisco Press; 2 edition (November 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587201240
• ISBN-13: 978-1587201240
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #5 in Books > Computers & Technology > Networking > Telephony
  • #55 in Books > Computers & Technology > Certification > Cisco

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best-of-class book at implementing QoS, February 4, 2006

By 

Sean E. Connelly "Just a bithead - CCIE#17085" (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide (IP Telephony Self-Study) (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

CiscoPress's "Cisco QoS - Exam Certification Guide" 2nd Edition by Odom and Cavanaugh is marketed for the QoS 642-642 exam. In reality, this book is an excellent resource for both real-world implementations and for the CCIE R&S exam. Typically, QoS is not a subject that would keep me engaged, but this book does just that. The writing style is crisp, clean and succinct.

The book jumps right out of the gate at explaining, in very easy to understand terms, the underpinnings of QoS and also the enemies of QoS (Bandwidth, Delay, Jitter and Loss). The book next discusses the different tools for QoS (classifying and marking, queuing, shaping, congestion avoidance and link efficiency). This is the bulk of the book and where the book most shines. The diagrams and configs greatly enhance the discussions of the various QoS techniques. The book finishes up by discussing the nuances of LAN QoS (particularly CoS and DSCP) and best practices.

Items I find of particular use:
* Chapter 3 discusses MQC (Modular QoS CLI) - this is an area where Cisco has, lately, really focused their energies at developing. It seems each new Cisco IOS has new commands to further enhance the MQC capabilities. This chapter does a great job at discussing the syntax of these commands (for instance - checkout the different `match' commands on page 148).
* Chapter 6 discusses traffic policing and shaping - I have an admitted difficult time knowing when to implement shape average vs shape peak. This chapter documents the use of each command as well as the difference in policy-based police commands (see page 385).

Overall, I consider this book an essential tool in my preparation for the CCIE R&S lab. Weighing in at over 700 pages, this is a tome that I reference often (and keep handy on my bookshelf).

I give this book 5 pings out of 5:
!!!!!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very happy with 1st 100 pages, April 6, 2005

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mark hurley (Sydney) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide (IP Telephony Self-Study) (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

OK, so I'm impatient to mouth-off. I've only read the 1st 100 pages but I'm so impressed, I want to tell you.

I just want to know about QoS. Exam is much lower priority.

I really like the language used in this book ... it resonates with me. I also like the fact that several different ways are sometimes used to describe something. This confirms my understanding & if I don't understand the 1st way of explaining it, it gives me another chance. When different terms mean the same thing, this is explained. This is great since this is a major source of confusion in IT.
The plentitude of diagrams helps clarity.
This book is very considerate of the user ... not just dumping immature thoughts on a page like so many comms. books.

I generally have developed a negative impression of CiscoPress books (eg. the MPLS 'bible') but this helps recover this.

One little bit of feedback is that I find packet flows from right a left a bit counter intuitive. Compare figures on P.90 - 101.

Regards, MH

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely the benchmark of excellence, August 1, 2005

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Jeff W (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide (IP Telephony Self-Study) (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

The authors absolutely produced a gem in this Cisco QoS Exam Certification Guide. Whilst I used the book primarily to pass the 642-642 QoS exam, this book can definitely serve as a reference to anyone remotely doing anything with QoS.

The authors explain the concepts in a easy-to-follow manner, and follow each concept up with at least 1 or more examples that complement the concept and re-inforce learning.

Compared to other Cisco Press books, this book is engaging, covers the concept in depth, has good examples, and has relatively fewer errors. Therefore I give it 5-years, which it richly deserves.

After reading the book once I sat and passed the 642-642 with flying colors. This is how good the book is. I now also feel confident about the QoS section on the CCIE written exam.