MPLS and VPN Architectures [Hardcover]

Ivan Pepelnjak (Author), Jim Guichard (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1587050811 | ISBN-13: 978-1587050817 | Publication Date: May 15, 2002 | Edition: CCIP Ed

Prepare for CCIP certification as you learn to design and deploy MPLS-based VPNs

• Assists in preparation for the CCIP MPLS elective exam with detailed technology coverage and review questions
• Offers in-depth analysis of MPLS architecture
• Helps you learn how MPLS scales to support tens of thousands of virtual private networks (VPNs)
• Provides extensive case studies that guide you through the design and deployment of real-world MPLS/VPN networks
• Presents configuration examples and guidelines that assist you in configuring MPLS on Cisco devices
• Provides design and implementation options that help you build various VPN topologies

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is an innovative technique for high-performance packet forwarding. The most widely deployed usage of MPLS today is the enabling of VPNs. With the introduction of MPLS-enabled VPNs, network designers can better scale their networks than ever before.

MPLS and VPN Architectures, CCIP Edition, is a practical guide to understanding, designing, and deploying MPLS-based VPNs. This book covers MPLS theory and configuration, network design issues, and one major MPLS application: MPLS-based VPNs. The MPLS/VPN architecture and all its mechanisms are explained with configuration examples, suggested design and deployment guidelines, and extensive case studies.

This book has been revised from the first edition to include coverage of the CCIP MPLS elective exam. New chapters cover MPLS troubleshooting and MPLS/VPN troubleshooting; self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter help you prepare for the CCIP MPLS elective exam. CCIP candidates choosing to follow the MPLS elective will find this book to be a valuable self-study component in their exam preparation.

MPLS and VPN Architectures, CCIP Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco Systems that can include 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.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Prepare for CCIP certification as you learn to design and deploy MPLS-based VPNs

* Assists in preparation for the CCIP MPLS elective exam with detailed technology coverage and review questions
* Offers in-depth analysis of MPLS architecture
* Helps you learn how MPLS scales to support tens of thousands of virtual private networks (VPNs)
* Provides extensive case studies that guide you through the design and deployment of real-world MPLS/VPN networks
* Presents configuration examples and guidelines that assist you in configuring MPLS on Cisco devices
* Provides design and implementation options that help you build various VPN topologies

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is an innovative technique for high-performance packet forwarding. The most widely deployed usage of MPLS today is the enabling of VPNs. With the introduction of MPLS-enabled VPNs, network designers can better scale their networks than ever before.

MPLS and VPN Architectures, CCIP Edition, is a practical guide to understanding, designing, and deploying MPLS-based VPNs. This book covers MPLS theory and configuration, network design issues, and one major MPLS application: MPLS-based VPNs. The MPLS/VPN architecture and all its mechanisms are explained with configuration examples, suggested design and deployment guidelines, and extensive case studies.

This book has been revised from the first edition to include coverage of the CCIP MPLS elective exam. New chapters cover MPLS troubleshooting and MPLS/VPN troubleshooting; self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter help you prepare for the CCIP MPLS elective exam. CCIP candidates choosing to follow the MPLS elective will find this book to be a valuable self-study component in their exam preparation.

MPLS and VPN Architectures, CCIP Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco Systems that can include 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 cisco/go/authorizedtraining.

About the Author

Ivan Pepelnjak, CCIE(r) No. 1354, is the chief technology adviser of NIL Data Communications, a Cisco gold partner, training partner, and professional services provider. Ivan has more than 10 years of experience in designing, installing, troubleshooting, and operating large service provider and enterprise WAN and LAN networks, many of them based on EIGRP routing protocol.

Jim Guichard, CCIE No. 2069, is a network design consultant at Cisco Systems who has extensive experience with designing, migrating, and deploying large-scale IP networks. He has worked closely with Cisco development and has extensively researched and tested MPLS/VPN functionality, both within the lab environment and within multiple customer deployments throughout Europe.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Cisco Press; CCIP Ed edition (May 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587050811
• ISBN-13: 978-1587050817
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,203,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Details, Details, and more Details, January 3, 2001

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Darryl (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MPLS and VPN Architectures (Hardcover)

This is a very useful reference book that had enough details for almost anybody. With the informaiton provided you can design, implement, and deploy MPLS-VPNs in a short timeframe. In addition, there are several good overviews for new MPLSers. Job very well done!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not very happy, February 1, 2007

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Khaled Abu El Enain (Cairo, Egypt) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MPLS and VPN Architectures (Hardcover)

I read this book in preparation for my Cisco MPLS exam, on my way to becoming a CCIP. I bought the 2 volumes. After reading the first one, I decided not to go ahead with the second. I work for a giant service provider, which is a fortune 500 company as well. I specifically work at the core network level. The core network transitioning from legacy SDH towards a pure IP/MPLS solution meant for me a fundamental understanding of MPLS.
First of all, never throughout the book did I understand what exactly was the problem that MPLS was aimed at solving. The words are there and you will read them 3 or 4 times. But nothing will sink in.
Configuration examples are there alright, but there was no clear, separate explanation of each and every component of the architecture. When and where do we use MP-BGP, where do we redistribute which protocol, and so forth. You will have to do a lot of figuring out on your own, which will certainly mean a lot of guessing. And that is NOT why I bought a book on MPLS and VPNs :-)
This is not a book written in a style which assumes that you know nothing about the subject. On the contrary, it is so complicated that I think you need to know everything beforehand, and this book is only for reference ! This is certainly NOT a book for MPLS dummies (like myself).
The above conclusions I arrived at after I read one specific resource. Try to read the Cisco authorized course material, which is simply the instructor projector slides printed on paper, and a little explanation under it. Forget about the exam for a little while. For whoever is interested in REALLY understanding MPLS, and really understanding where each protocol goes, and the where and how and why of almost anything related to MPLS and VPNs, read that resource. Then compare it to this book. You will get my point.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars confusing, badly structured, November 11, 2005

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Xueyan Liu "xueyall" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MPLS and VPN Architectures (Hardcover)

If you are looking for a clearly written book on mpls and vpn, don't buy this one. You probably will get much useful information from cisco's website.

The book is carried in a confusing way and the authors can't present clearly what problem they're trying to solve, or the logics behind the solutions. Most parts of the books is words piled up together without much meaning or logic.