CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide (Exam Certification Guides) [Hardcover]

Anthony Bruno (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1587200538 | ISBN-13: 978-1587200533 | Publication Date: July 17, 2002 | Edition: First Edition

The official preparation guide for the new CCIE Routing and Switching written exam

CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide is a comprehensive study and assessment tool. Written and reviewed by CCIEs and developed with the assistance of the CCIE program manager, this book is appropriate preparation for the new CCIE Routing and Switching qualification exam released in August 2002 by Cisco Systems. You've logged in hours learning a broad range of advanced concepts, you have applied them to real-world networks, and now you're ready to increase and reinforce your knowledge in preparation for Cisco Systems' CCIE Routing and Switching written exam. Optimize your study time by assessing your knowledge of the material at the start and close of each chapter with customized quizzes for each topic. Assist your memory by reviewing summary information at the end of each chapter, which presents you with the most succinct review of crucial concepts. Test your comprehension at the end of each chapter with review questions and determine the assimilation of knowledge by stepping through a series of scenarios.

Review all CCIE Routing and Switching and CCIE Communications and Services General Knowledge topics:

General routing concepts, such as the OSI model, internetworking devices, and routing protocol characteristics

Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and wireless LANs

Transparent bridging, VLANs, and VLAN trunking

Frame Relay, ATM, and SONET/SDH

RIP, IGRP, and EIGRP

OSPF and IS-IS

BGP, route reflectors, and confederations

Queuing, MPLS, CAR, and traffic shaping

IP multicast, IP precedence, and multiservice networks

Firewalls, encryption, and other security topics

The companion CD-ROM includes over 200 practice exam questions in a simulated testing environment, customizable so you can focus on the areas in which you need the most review. With experience and training under your belt, this book enables you to retain and master the knowledge vital for passing the CCIE written exam and brings you that much closer to being a fully certified CCIE.

CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide is part of a recommended study program from Cisco Systems that can include simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners, hands-on experience, and self-study guides from Cisco Press. In order to find out more about instructor-led, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/training.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

This book covers the exam objectives in the new CCIE Routing and Switching Written Exam #350-001 as updated in August 2002. Cisco Press works directly with the CCIE team at Cisco Systems to develop materials that are accurate and up to date. The topics covered in this new CCIE exam are matched by the contents of CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide. The first topic listed on the exam blueprint, Cisco Device Operation, is covered in Chapter 3. General Networking theory is addressed in Chapter 2. Readers can find detailed information on Bridging and LAN Switching in Chapter 4. Internet Protocol is covered in Chapter 6, while IP Routing Protocols are covered in Chapters 7 through 10. Coverage of Desktop Protocols can be found in Chapter 12. Chapter 11 addresses QoS, and LAN and WAN material is located in chapters 4 and 5, respectively. Chapter 12 contains material on security and Multiservice networks. The final objective listed, IP Multicast, is covered in Chapter 10.

Best of luck with the exam!

Anthony Bruno, CCIE #2738

From the Back Cover

The official preparation guide for the new CCIE Routing and Switching written examCCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide is a comprehensive study and assessment tool. Written and reviewed by CCIEs and developed with the assistance of the CCIE program manager, this book is appropriate preparation for the new CCIE Routing and Switching qualification exam released in August 2002 by Cisco Systems. You've logged in hours learning a broad range of advanced concepts, you have applied them to real-world networks, and now you're ready to increase and reinforce your knowledge in preparation for Cisco Systems' CCIE Routing and Switching written exam. Optimize your study time by assessing your knowledge of the material at the start and close of each chapter with customized quizzes for each topic. Assist your memory by reviewing summary information at the end of each chapter, which presents you with the most succinct review of crucial concepts. Test your comprehension at the end of each chapter with review questions and determine the assimilation of knowledge by stepping through a series of scenarios.Review all CCIE Routing and Switching and CCIE Communications and Services General Knowledge topics:General routing concepts, such as the OSI model, internetworking devices, and routing protocol characteristics Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and wireless LANs Transparent bridging, VLANs, and VLAN trunking Frame Relay, ATM, and SONET/SDH RIP, IGRP, and EIGRP OSPF and IS-IS BGP, route reflectors, and confederations Queuing, MPLS, CAR, and traffic shaping IP multicast, IP precedence, and multiservice networks Firewalls, encryption, and other security topicsThe companion CD-ROM includes over 200 practice exam questions in a simulated testing environment, customizable so you can focus on the areas in which you need the most review. With experience and training under your belt, this book enables you to retain and master the knowledge vital for passing the CCIE written exam and brings you that much closer to being a fully certified CCIE.CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide is part of a recommended study program from Cisco Systems that can include simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners, hands-on experience, and self-study guides from Cisco Press. In order to find out more about instructor-led, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit cisco/go/training.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 768 pages
• Publisher: Cisco Press; First Edition edition (July 17, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587200538
• ISBN-13: 978-1587200533
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,492,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I passed - no thanks to this book I'm sorry to say....., January 17, 2003

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S. J. Kirk "stevie-wonder" (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide (Exam Certification Guides) (Hardcover)

I passed the new format CCIE written in January 2003 with a 69. I am hardly surprised that so any people fail considering the lack of detail in this book that Cisco Press market as a "essential tool". I normally like Cisco Press titles - they are great. However, this book is FAR TOO BASIC. In fact the so called "test exam" (which, according to the book is "more difficult" than the real thing) is a joke that would not tax even a CCNA. The material is simply too basic and let me assure you that this is one heck of a difficult test.

In fairness to the book though, it is impossible to cover the vast array of objectives in the CCIE written test in one volume. The book makes a good attempt at fleshing out the written a lot more than the Cisco Blueprint on the CCIE website. However, I am surprised that Cisco Press have put their considerable authority behind such a flimsy attempt at assisting people towards the CCIE. Every paragraph in this book needs to be backed up by a few hundred pages of reading in other "proper" books.

I'm sad to give a book such a slating. As a general networking book for intermediate level people, it is actually quite nice to read - factual and concise - and you can certainly learn a lot from it. However, this book has very lofty ambitions - to help you pass the CCIE written test. It is just way too basic for that purpose. If you buy only this book to study from in the hope of passing the CCIE written, I am very sorry to say that I believe you will fail the test. In fact if CCIE were 100 and the passing score is 58, I'm afraid this book will get you no further than 15. That is the opinion of three of us where I work who HAVE passed the test and have viewed this book.

Save yourself this purchase and buy yourself both the Jeff Doyle volumes (routing TCP/IP) and the kennedy/Clarke Cisco LAN switching. Make sure you read the URL's on CCO too.
Very Best of luck.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A complete waste of money, May 15, 2003

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Istlota (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide (Exam Certification Guides) (Hardcover)

The entire coverage of OSPF consists of only 25 pages, a fraction of one chapter. Bruno only spends half of one page going over the various OSPF LSA types. This is the sort of inadequate coverage which exists for every topic in the book.

Don't take my word for this. Browse thru a copy at your local [store] and see for yourself. That's what I should have done, but my recert date was coming up, I was in a hurry to get back on the road, saw the CCIE number behind the author's name, and purchased a copy thinking how bad could the book be? Well, now I know the answer to that question.

As a CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, and someone who has passed a CCIE Recert exam, I would strongly recommend that you _NOT_ buy this book. There is no excuse for Bruno, a fellow CCIE with a relatively low number, to keep quiet while his book is being sold (check the front cover) as the "official" prep guide for the R & S written exam. One wonders why Bruno didn't use Doyle's excellent books as a guide to how a CCIE prep book should be written.

I disagree with those reviewers who are excusing the inadequacies of this book by arguing that no one book could prepare you for the CCIE written. I think one book could, it just hasn't being written yet. Until it is, let's all agree to stop making excuses for inadequate, over-priced, books such as this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Book covers for previous test versions!!, January 6, 2004

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Higginse (Jersey City, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide (Exam Certification Guides) (Hardcover)

I had no problem with the format of the book as a tool to review the information; however, the review all applies to an old version of the test. This book has little to no value as a tool to review the current version of the CCIE written examination. It was a major waste of money.