MPLS and VPN Architectures

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Summary: Details, Details, and more Details
Review: 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!

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Summary: Excellent study guide - passed Ciscos MPLS exam
Review: This is an excellent book on MPLS and VPNs, it treats all topics covered by the exam and even goes beyond that. I especially enjoyed the business cases, such as carriers carrier model - all in all a great book - it really gave me a good understanding of MPLS/VPNs and helped me pass the MPLS exam on my way to CCIP.

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Summary: Not all the Exam Topics are covered. Confuse
Review: Today I have done my 642-611 MPLS Exam. Before that, I studied the MPLS and VPN architectures. Latter, I decided to buy also the CCIP edition to study any new topic not covered by the previous edition. What have been my surprise when taking the exam and seeing several topics not covered by the CCIP edition (as EIGRP, detailed description of the LDP/TDP protocol operation and so on). I think that the way in what that book has been written, is quite confused. It is not a good starting book for the MPLS and VPN topic. I am aware that the book covers in depth several topics not related with the exam (no question at all about RR and Confederation, inter AS routing and so on) that are quite good when working with MPLS/VPN technology, but I must say that the book is not as good when trying to prepare your CCIP exam.

Any case, I have passed the exam thanks to this book so it, at the end, it has been good enough. Also, I think that is the unique Cisco Press book that covers MOST (but not all) the exam topics.

For all that, only three starts. Over the base of five, one less for not cover all the topics, and another less for being quite confuse for non initiated on the topic.

Samuel Bonete.