CCIE Routing and Switching Certification Guide, Rough Cuts, 4th Edition

Description

This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.

• Master CCIE Routing and Switching 4.0 blueprint exam topics
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with Exam Preparation Tasks
• Practice with realistic exam questions on the CD-ROM

CCIE Routing and Switching Certification Guide, Fourth Edition, is a best-of-breed  Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the CCIE® Routing and Switching written exam. Well-respected networking professionals Wendell Odom, Rus Healy, and Denise Donohue share 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.

CCIE Routing and Switching Certification Guide, Fourth 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 make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks sections help drill you on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

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 and laying out a complete study plan for review.

Well regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

CCIE Routing and Switching Certification Guide, Fourth Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco 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.

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCIE Routing and Switching written exam, including:

• Bridging and LAN switching
• IP addressing, IP services, TCP, UDP, and application protocol details
• Layer 3 forwarding concepts
• EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP routing protocols
• Quality of service
• Frame Relay
• MPLS
• IP multicast
• IPv6
• Router and switch security
• Troubleshooting

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains 200 practice questions for the exam.

This volume is part of the Certification Guide Series from Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materi

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Foreword xxxi

Introduction xxxii

Chapter 1 Ethernet Basics 3

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 3

Ethernet Layer 1: Wiring, Speed, and Duplex 7

Ethernet Layer 2: Framing and Addressing 13

Switching and Bridging Logic 18

SPAN and RSPAN 20

Memory Builders 29

Chapter 2 Virtual LANs and VLAN Trunking 31

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 31

Virtual LANs 35

VLAN Trunking Protocol 42

VTP Configuration 44

VLAN Trunking: ISL and 802.1Q 48