CCNP ROUTE 642-902 Official Certification Guide, Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test

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Master the CCNP® ROUTE 642-902 exam with this official study guide

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CCNP ROUTE 642-902 Official Certification Guide is a best of breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the CCNP® ROUTE exam. Senior instructor and best-selling author Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

CCNP ROUTE 642-902 Official Certification Guide 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 make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks sections help drill you on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

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This official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCNP ROUTE exam, including:

·  Network design, implementation, and verification plans

·  EIGRP

·  OSPF

·  IGP Redistribution

·  Policy-based routing and IP service-level agreement (IP SLA)

·  BGP

·  IPv6

·  IPv4 and IPv6 coexistence

·  Routing over branch Internet connections

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Sample Content

Table of Contents

   Foreword xxiv

    Introduction xxv

Part I Perspectives on Network Planning

Chapter 1 Planning Tasks for the CCNP Exams 3

    Perspectives on CCNP Exam Topics Related to Planning 3

        CCNP Route Exam Topics That Do Not Require the CLI 4

        Impressions on the Planning Exam Topics 5

    Relating the Exam Topics to a Typical Network Engineer’s Job 6

        A Fictitious Company and Networking Staff 6

        The Design Step 7

        Implementation Planning Step 7

        Verification Planning Step 9

        Documenting the Results of the Implementation 10

        Summary of the Role of Network Engineer 10

    How to Prepare for the Planning Topics on the Exams 10

        Planning Preparation: Design Review Table 12

        Planning Preparation: Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 12

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 13

        Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 13

    Background Information on Implementation and Verification Plans 13

        No Single Plan Style 13

        Typical Elements in an Implementation Plan 14

        Focus for Implementation Plans for CCNP 15

        Structured Implementation Planning Methodologies 15

        Typical Verification Plan Components 16

    Conclusions 16

Part II EIGRP

Chapter 2 EIGRP Overview and Neighbor Relationships 19

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 20

    Foundation Topics 23

    EIGRP CCNA Review 23

        Configuration Review 23

        Verification Review 25

        Internals Review 29

    EIGRP Neighborships 32

        Manipulating EIGRP Hello and Hold Timers 32

        Preventing Unwanted Neighbors Using Passive Interfaces 36

        Controlling Neighborships Using EIGRP Authentication 39

        Controlling Neighborships with Static Configuration 43

        Configuration Settings That Could Prevent Neighbor Relationships 46

    Neighborship over WANs 48

        Neighborship on Frame Relay 49

        Neighborship on MPLS VPN 50

        Neighborship on Metro Ethernet 51

    Exam Preparation Tasks 52

    Planning Practice 52

        Design Review Table 52

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 52

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 53

        Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 53

    Review All the Key Topics 55

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 55

    Define Key Terms 55

Chapter 3 EIGRP Topology, Routes, and Convergence 57

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 57

    Foundation Topics 60

    Building the EIGRP Topology Table 60

        Seeding the EIGRP Topology Table 60

        The Content of EIGRP Update Message 61

        The EIGRP Update Process 64

        WAN Issues for EIGRP Topology Exchange 65

    Building the IP Routing Table 69

        Calculating the Metrics: Feasible Distance and Reported Distance 69

        EIGRP Metric Tuning 72

    Optimizing EIGRP Convergence 78

        Fast Convergence to Feasible Successors 78

        Converging by Going Active 83

        Unequal Metric Route Load Sharing 88

    Exam Preparation Tasks 92

    Planning Practice 92

        Design Review Table 92

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 92

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 93

        Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 94

    Review all the Key Topics 94

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 95

    Define Key Terms 95

Chapter 4 EIGRP Route Summarization and Filtering 97

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 97

    Foundation Topics 101

    Route Filtering 101

        Filtering by Referencing ACLs 102

        Filtering by Referencing IP Prefix Lists 105

        Filtering by Using Route Maps 110

    Route Summarization 114

        Route Summarization Design 114

        Configuring EIGRP Route Summarization 120

        Auto-summary 124

    Default Routes 126

        Default Routing to the Internet Router 126

        Default Routing Configuration with EIGRP 127

    Exam Preparation Tasks 132

    Planning Practice 132

        Design Review Table 132

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 132

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 133

        Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 134

    Review all the Key Topics 134

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 135

    Define Key Terms 135

Part III OSPF

Chapter 5 OSPF Overview and Neighbor Relationships 137

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 137

    Foundation Topics 140

    OSPF Review 140

        OSPF Link State Concepts 140

        OSPF Configuration Review 144

        OSPF Verification Review 146

        OSPF Feature Summary 149

    OSPF Neighbors and Adjacencies on LANs 149

        Enabling OSPF Neighbor Discovery on LANs 150

        Settings That Must Match for OSPF Neighborship 152

    OSPF Neighbors and Adjacencies on WANs 162

        OSPF Network Types 162

        OSPF Neighborship over Point-to-Point Links 163

        Neighborship over Frame Relay Point-to-Point Subinterfaces 166

        Neighborship on MPLS VPN 166

        Neighborship on Metro Ethernet 167

    Exam Preparation Tasks 170

    Planning Practice 170

        Design Review Table 170

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 170

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 171

        Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 172

    Review All the Key Topics 173

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 173

    Define Key Terms 173

Chapter 6 OSPF Topology, Routes, and Convergence 175

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 175

    Foundation Topics 179

    LSAs and the OSPF Link State Database 179

        LSA Type 1: Router LSA 180

        LSA Type 2: Network LSA 186

        LSA Type 3: Summary LSA 191

        Limiting the Number of LSAs 195

        Summary of Internal LSA Types 195

    The Database Exchange Process 196

        OSPF Message and Neighbor State Reference 196

        Exchange Without a Designated Router 197

        Exchange with a Designated Router 200

        Flooding Throughout the Area 203

        Periodic Flooding 204

    Choosing the Best OSPF Routes 204

        OSPF Metric Calculation for Internal OSPF Routes 205

        Metric and SPF Calculations 211

        Metric Tuning 212

    Exam Preparation Tasks 215

    Planning Practice 215

        Design Review Table 215

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 215

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 216

        Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 216

    Review All the Key Topics 218

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 218

    Define Key Terms 218

Chapter 7 OSPF Route Summarization, Filtering, and Default Routing 221

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 221

    Foundation Topics 225

    Route Filtering 225

        Type 3 LSA Filtering 226

        Filtering OSPF Routes Added to the Routing Table 230

    Route Summarization 231

        Manual Summarization at ABRs 232

        Manual Summarization at ASBRs 235

    Default Routes and Stub Areas 236

        Domain-wide Defaults Using the default-information originate

        Command 237

        Stubby Areas 239

    Exam Preparation Tasks 251

    Planning Practice 251

        Design Review Table 251

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 251

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 252

        Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 253

    Review All the Key Topics 253

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 254

    Define Key Terms 254

Chapter 8 OSPF Virtual Links and Frame Relay Operations 257

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 257

    Foundation Topics 260

    Virtual Links 260

        Understanding OSPF Virtual Link Concepts 260

        Configuring OSPF Virtual Links with No Authentication 262

        Verifying the OSPF Virtual Link 264

        Configuring Virtual Link Authentication 265

    OSPF over Multipoint Frame Relay 267

        IP Subnetting Design over Frame Relay 267

        OSPF Challenges When Using Multipoint 270

        Configuring and Verifying OSPF Operations on Frame Relay 274

    Exam Preparation Tasks 283

    Planning Practice 283

        Design Review Table 283

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 283

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 284

        Choosing Commands for a Verification Plan Table 285

    Review All the Key Topics 285

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 286

    Define Key Terms 286

Part IV Path Control

Chapter 9 Basic IGP Redistribution 289

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 289

    Foundation Topics 292

    Route Redistribution Basics 292

        The Need for Route Redistribution 292

        Redistribution Concepts and Processes 294

    Redistribution into EIGRP 297

        EIGRP redistribute Command Reference 297

        Baseline Configuration for EIGRP Redistribution Examples 298

        Configuring EIGRP Redistribution with Default Metric Components 300

        Verifying EIGRP Redistribution 302

    Redistribution into OSPF 305

        OSPF redistribute Command Reference 305

        Configuring OSPF Redistribution with Minimal Parameters 306

        Setting OSPF Metrics on Redistributed Routes 310

        LSAs and Metrics for External Type 2 Routes 311

        Redistributing into OSPF as E1 Routes 318

        A Brief Comparison of E1 and E2 Routes 319

        External Routes in NSSA Areas 320

    Exam Preparation Tasks 324

    Planning Practice 324

        Design Review Table 324

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 325

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 326

        Choosing Commands for a Verification Plan Table 326

    Review all the Key Topics 327

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 327

    Define Key Terms 327

Chapter 10 Advanced IGP Redistribution 329

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 329

    Foundation Topics 332

    Redistribution with Route Maps and Distribute Lists 332

        Overview of Using route-maps with Redistribution 332

        Filtering Redistributed Routes with Route Maps 334

        Setting Metrics when Redistributing 339

        Setting the External Route Type 343

        Redistribution Filtering with the distribute-list Command 343

    Issues with Multiple Redistribution Points 344

        Preventing Routing Domain Loops with Higher Metrics 345

        Preventing Routing Domain Loops with Administrative Distance 346

        Domain Loop Problems with More than Two Routing Domains 349

    Exam Preparation Tasks 358

    Planning Practice 358

        Design Review Table 358

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 358

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 359

        Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 360

    Review all the Key Topics 361

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 361

    Define Key Terms 361

Chapter 11 Policy-Based Routing and IP Service Level Agreement 363

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 363

    Foundation Topics 366

    Policy-Based Routing 366

        Matching the Packet and Setting the Route 367

        PBR Configuration Example 368

        How the default Keyword Impacts PBR Logic Ordering 370

        Additional PBR Functions 371

    IP Service-Level Agreement 372

        Understanding IP SLA Concepts 373

        Configuring and Verifying IP SLA 374

        Tracking SLA Operations to Influence Routing 378

    Exam Preparation Tasks 382

    Planning Practice 382

        Design Review Table 382

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 382

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 382

        Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 383

    Review all the Key Topics 384

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 385

    Definitions of Key Terms 385

Part V BGP

Chapter 12 Internet Connectivity and BGP 387

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 388

    Foundation Topics 390

    The Basics of Internet Routing and Addressing 390

        Public IP Address Assignment 391

        Internet Route Aggregation 392

        The Impact of NAT/PAT 393

        Private IPv4 Addresses and Other Special Addresses 394

    Introduction to BGP 396

        BGP Basics 396

        BGP ASNs and the AS_SEQ Path Attribute 397

        Internal and External BGP 399

        Public and Private ASNs 400

    Outbound Routing Toward the Internet 402

        Comparing BGP and Default Routing for Enterprises 402

        Single Homed 404

        Dual Homed 405

        Single Multihomed 411

        Dual Multihomed 412

    Exam Preparation Tasks 414

    Planning Practice 414

        Design Review Table 414

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 414

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 415

    Review all the Key Topics 415

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 416

    Define Key Terms 416

Chapter 13 External BGP 419

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 419

    Foundation Topics 423

    External BGP for Enterprises 423

        eBGP Neighbor Configuration 423

        BGP Internals and Verifying eBGP Neighbors 430

    Verifying the BGP Table 436

        The BGP Update Message 436

        Examining the BGP Table 438

        Viewing Subsets of the BGP Table 440

    Injecting Routes into BGP for Advertisement to the ISPs 443

        Injecting Routes Using the network Command 443

        The Effect of auto-summary on the BGP network Command 445

        Injecting Routes Using Redistribution 446

    Exam Preparation Tasks 449

    Planning Practice 449

        Design Review Table 449

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 449

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 450

        Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 451

    Review all the Key Topics 452

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 452

    Define Key Terms 452

Chapter 14 Internal BGP and BGP Route Filtering 455

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 455

    Foundation Topics 459

    Internal BGP Between Internet-Connected Routers 459

        Establishing the Need for iBGP with Two Internet-Connected Routers 459

        Configuring iBGP 460

        Verifying iBGP 463

        Examining iBGP BGP Table Entries 464

        Understanding Next-Hop Reachability Issues with iBGP 468

    Avoiding Routing Loops when Forwarding Toward the Internet 471

        Using an iBGP Mesh 472

        IGP Redistribution and BGP Synchronization 475

    Route Filtering and Clearing BGP Peers 476

        BGP Filtering Overview 476

        Inbound and Outbound BGP Filtering on Prefix/Length 478

        Clearing BGP Neighbors 481

        Displaying the Results of BGP Filtering 483

    Exam Preparation Tasks 486

    Planning Practice 486

        Design Review Table 486

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 487

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 487

        Choosing Commands for a Verification Plan Table 488

    Review all the Key Topics 488

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 489

    Definitions of Key Terms 489

Chapter 15 BGP Path Control 491

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 491

    Foundation Topics 494

    BGP Path Attributes and Best Path Algorithm 494

        BGP Path Attributes 494

        Overview of the BGP Best Path Algorithm 495

        Perspectives on the Core 8 Best Path Steps 498

        Memorization Tips for BGP Best Path 499

    Influencing an Enterprise’s Outbound Routes 500

        Influencing BGP Weight 500

        Setting the Local Preference 507

        IP Routes Based on BGP Best Paths 513

        Increasing the Length of the AS_Path Using AS_Path Prepend 517

    Influencing an Enterprise’s Inbound Routes with MED 519

        MED Concepts 519

        MED Configuration 521

    Exam Preparation Tasks 523

    Planning Practice 523

        Design Review Table 523

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 523

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 524

        Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 525

    Review all the Key Topics 526

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 526

    Define Key Terms 526

Part VI IPv6

Chapter 16 IP Version 6 Addressing 529

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 529

    Foundation Topics 532

    Global Unicast Addressing, Routing, and Subnetting 533

        Global Route Aggregation for Efficient Routing 534

        Conventions for Representing IPv6 Addresses 536

        Conventions for Writing IPv6 Prefixes 537

        Global Unicast Prefix Assignment Example 539

        Subnetting Global Unicast IPv6 Addresses Inside an Enterprise 541

        Prefix Terminology 543

    Assigning IPv6 Global Unicast Addresses 544

        Stateful DHCP for IPv6 545

        Stateless Autoconfiguration 545

        Static IPv6 Address Configuration 549

    Survey of IPv6 Addressing 549

        Overview of IPv6 Addressing 550

        Unicast IPv6 Addresses 550

        Multicast and Other Special IPv6 Addresses 553

        Layer 2 Addressing Mapping and Duplicate Address Detection 554

    Configuring IPv6 Addresses on Cisco Routers 556

        Configuring Static IPv6 Addresses on Routers 557

        Multicast Groups Joined by IPv6 Router Interfaces 559

        Connected Routes and Neighbors 560

        The IPv6 Neighbor Table 561

        Stateless Autoconfiguration 561

    Exam Preparation Tasks 563

    Planning Practice 563

        Design Review Table 563

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 563

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 564

        Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 564

    Review all the Key Topics 565

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 566

    Define Key Terms 566

Chapter 17 IPv6 Routing Protocols and Redistribution 569

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 569

    Foundation Topics 573

    RIP Next Generation (RIPng) 573

        RIPng—Theory and Comparisons to RIP-2 574

        Configuring RIPng 575

        Verifying RIPng 578

    EIGRP for IPv6 581

        EIGRP for IPv4 and IPv6—Theory and Comparisons 581

        Configuring EIGRP for IPv6 582

        Verifying EIGRP for IPv6 584

    OSPF Version 3 588

        Comparing OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 588

        Configuring OSPFv3 590

        Verifying OSPFv3 592

    IPv6 IGP Redistribution 595

        Redistributing without Route Maps 596

        Redistributing with Route Maps 598

    Static IPv6 Routes 599

    Exam Preparation Tasks 602

    Planning Practice 602

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 602

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 602

        Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 603

    Review all the Key Topics 604

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 604

    Define Key Terms 604

Chapter 18 IPv4 and IPv6 Coexistence 607

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 607

    Foundation Topics 611

    IPv4 and IPv6 Migration and Coexistence Concepts 611

        IPv4/IPv6 Dual Stacks 611

        Tunneling 612

        NAT Protocol Translation 617

    Static Point-to-Point IPv6 Tunnels 619

        Manually Configured Tunnels 620

        GRE Tunnels 624

        Point-to-Point IPv6 Tunnel Summary 625

    Dynamic Multipoint IPv6 Tunnels 626

        Automatic 6to4 Tunnels 627

        IPv6 ISATAP Tunnels 634

        Multipoint IPv6 Tunnel Summary 639

    Exam Preparation Tasks 641

    Planning Practice 641

        Design Review Table 641

        Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 642

        Create an Implementation Plan Table 642

        Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 643

    Review all the Key Topics 644

    Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 644

    Define Key Terms 644

Part VII Branch Office Networking

Chapter 19 Routing over Branch Internet Connections 647

    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 647

    Foundation Topics 650

    Branch Office Broadband Internet Access 650

        Broadband Internet Access Basics 650

        Branch Router as DHCP Server and Client 652

        Branch Office Security 653

        Using IPsec Tunnels 654

        Branch Routing for the Small Branch 656

        Routing in Medium and Large Branches 657

    Branch Router Configuration for Broadband Access 659

        Understanding DSL Concepts 659

        Configuring DSL 661

        Configuring NAT 663

        Configuring DHCP Server 664

    VPN Configuration 664

        Configuring an IPsec VPN 665

        Configuring GRE Tunnels 666

        Summary—Branch Routing from PC1 to Enterprise Server S1 667

    Exam Preparation Tasks 670

    Planning Practice 670

    Review all the Key Topics 671

    Define Key Terms 671

Part VIII Final Preparation

Chapter 20 Final Preparation 673

    Tools for Final Preparation 673

        Exam Engine and Questions on the CD 673

        Install the Software from the CD 674

        Activate and Download the Practice Exam 674

            Activating Other Exams 675

        The Cisco Learning Network 675

        Memory Tables 675

        Chapter-Ending Review Tools 676

    Suggested Plan for Final Review/Study 676

        Step 1: Review Key Topics and DIKTA Questions 677

        Step 3: Hands-On Practice 677

        Step 6: Subnetting Practice 677

        Step 7: Use the Exam Engine 678

Summary 679

Part IX Appendixes

Appendix A Answers to “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes 681

Appendix B Conversion Tables 701

Appendix C Route Exam Updates 705

Index 708

CD-Only Appendixes and Glossary

Appendix D Memory Tables

Appendix E Memory Tables Answer Key

Appendix F Completed Planning Practice Tables

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