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Summary: Not very "advanced"
Review: The title is really misleading. It should have been called Intermediate Network Design. Some of the topics are really a rehash of Cisco Internetwork Design with an analysis of routing protocols. The problem is, the analysis of routing protocols is done much better in other tomes. Too much time spent on the protocols themselves take away from the "design" side of the book. And given the fact that this is a short book, it really hurts.
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Summary: A good follow up to the CCDx series.
Review: This book can essentially be divided into two parts:
1) Why you should address your network Like So.
2) Issues & Tips with individual routing protocols. Part 1 is written a relatively clear and concise fashion, and makes a good follow up or addition to a CCDP course of study. Part 2 is slightly rich with errors, and a bit more grab-bag like in its approach to the subject matter. Weighing in at around 250 pages of core material, this book is one of the lighter reads in the CCIE study course, and could be tackled by a less experienced candidate as well. On the whole a good book, but not a great one, I still consider it recommendable.
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Summary: A good follow up to the CCDx series.
Review: This book can essentially be divided into two parts:
1) Why you should address your network Like So.
2) Issues & Tips with individual routing protocols. Part 1 is written a relatively clear and concise fashion, and makes a good follow up or addition to a CCDP course of study. Part 2 is slightly rich with errors, and a bit more grab-bag like in its approach to the subject matter. Weighing in at around 250 pages of core material, this book is one of the lighter reads in the CCIE study course, and could be tackled by a less experienced candidate as well. On the whole a good book, but not a great one, I still consider it recommendable.
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Summary: Good resource for Network Design and Troubleshooting....
Review: This book deals with the scalability issues that plague big internetworks. For example, i couldnt find the discussion of implementing OSPF in a large scale ISP network EXCEPT this book. This book is not for the beginner. And it wont teach you anything either (appendices are helpful to provide some basic info about BGP, OSPF etc). If you are concerned with Network design and the scalability problems (and their solutions), I'd highly recommend this book. OK. So how do u make the host routes "disappear" from the routing table in order to make sure that your dialup clients arent generating LSAs on to the backbone each time they connect and disconnect?? Also covered are redundancy issues in the Network Core Layer, BGP issues etc. Good addition to your references.
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Summary: Good resource for Network Design and Troubleshooting....
Review: This book deals with the scalability issues that plague big internetworks. For example, i couldnt find the discussion of implementing OSPF in a large scale ISP network EXCEPT this book. This book is not for the beginner. And it wont teach you anything either (appendices are helpful to provide some basic info about BGP, OSPF etc). If you are concerned with Network design and the scalability problems (and their solutions), I'd highly recommend this book. OK. So how do u make the host routes "disappear" from the routing table in order to make sure that your dialup clients arent generating LSAs on to the backbone each time they connect and disconnect?? Also covered are redundancy issues in the Network Core Layer, BGP issues etc. Good addition to your references.
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