CCNP BCRAN Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 642-821)

✍ Scribed by Eric Quinn, Fred Glauser

• Publisher: Que
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 453
• Series: Ccnp Cisco-Certified-Network-Professional
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Your resource to passing the Cisco CCNP BCRAN Certification Exam! Join the ranks of readers who have trusted Exam Cram 2 to their certification preparation needs! The CCNP BCRAN Exam Cram 2 (Exam 642-821) is focused on what you need to know to pass the CCNP BCRAN exam. The Exam Cram 2 Method of Study provides you with a concise method to learn the exam topics. The book includes tips, exam notes, acronyms and memory joggers in order to help you pass the exam. Included in the CCNP BCRAN Exam Cram 2: A tear-out "Cram Sheet" for last minute test preparation. Updated for the latest exam objectives to cover exam 642-821. The PrepLogic Practice Tests, test engine to simulate the testing environment and test your knowledge. Trust in the series that has helped many others achieve certification success - Exam Cram 2.

✦ Table of Contents

BCRAN Exam Cram 2......Page 2
Copyright © 2004 by Que Publishing......Page 3
A Note from Series Editor Ed Tittel......Page 4
About the Authors......Page 7
About the Technical Editors......Page 8
We Want to Hear from You!......Page 10
Contents at a Glance......Page 12
Table of Contents......Page 14
Introduction......Page 22
Taking a Certification Exam......Page 23
Tracking Certification Status......Page 24
How to Prepare for an Exam......Page 25
About This Book......Page 27
Cisco System Administrators in the Real World......Page 31
CHAPTER 1 CCNP Certification Exams......Page 38
Assessing Exam Readiness......Page 39
The Test Objectives......Page 40
The Testing Situation......Page 41
Test Layout and Design......Page 42
Using the Test Software Effectively......Page 45
Question-Handling Strategies......Page 46
Mastering the Inner Game......Page 48
Additional Resources......Page 49
PART I WAN Services......Page 52
CHAPTER 2 WAN Technologies and Components......Page 54
WAN Connection Types......Page 55
WAN Encapsulation Protocols......Page 57
WAN Connection Determination......Page 59
Hardware Selection......Page 63
Exam Prep Questions......Page 65
Need to Know More?......Page 70
CHAPTER 3 Securing the Network with AAA......Page 72
CiscoSecure ACS and AAA......Page 73
ACS Protocols......Page 74
AAA Operation......Page 75
Exam Prep Questions......Page 82
Need to Know More?......Page 86
CHAPTER 4 PPP Authentication with PAP and CHAP......Page 88
Remote Access......Page 89
Configuring PPP for CHAP Authentication......Page 94
Additional PPP Settings......Page 97
Troubleshooting PPP......Page 105
Exam Prep Questions......Page 108
Need to Know More?......Page 112
CHAPTER 5 Using Network Address Translation......Page 114
NAT Considerations......Page 115
NAT Terminology......Page 117
NAT in Operation......Page 118
Configuring Load Sharing......Page 122
NAT Troubleshooting......Page 123
Exam Prep Questions......Page 125
Need to Know More?......Page 129
PART II WAN Access......Page 130
CHAPTER 6 Modems and Asynchronous Connections......Page 132
Modems......Page 133
Configuring the Router......Page 135
Configuring the Modem......Page 139
Troubleshooting......Page 143
Need to Know More?......Page 149
CHAPTER 7 Using ISDN......Page 150
ISDN......Page 151
Equipment......Page 153
Call Progress......Page 155
ISDN BRI Configuration......Page 157
ISDN PRI Configuration......Page 162
ISDN Troubleshooting......Page 166
Exam Prep Questions......Page 171
Need to Know More?......Page 175
CHAPTER 8 Dial-on-Demand Routing......Page 176
Interesting Traffic......Page 177
Dialer Profiles......Page 180
Incoming Calls with Rotary Groups......Page 184
Configuration Example and Explanation......Page 185
Exam Prep Questions......Page 189
Need to Know More?......Page 193
CHAPTER 9 Using Frame Relay......Page 194
Frame Relay Concepts......Page 195
Frame Relay Components......Page 197
Connecting a Single Interface to Multiple Locations......Page 200
Frame Relay Traffic Shaping......Page 206
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Frame Relay Operation......Page 213
Exam Prep Questions......Page 215
Need to Know More?......Page 221
CHAPTER 10 Introduction to Broadband......Page 222
Cable......Page 223
DSL......Page 226
Exam Prep Questions......Page 234
Need to Know More?......Page 240
PART III WAN Options......Page 242
CHAPTER 11 Enabling a Backup Connection......Page 244
Dial Backup......Page 245
Using Dial Backup with Dialer Profiles......Page 250
Exam Prep Questions......Page 253
CHAPTER 12 Traffic Management......Page 258
Understanding Basic Queuing......Page 259
Advanced Queuing......Page 269
Case Study......Page 272
Data Compression......Page 273
Exam Prep Questions......Page 277
Need to Know More?......Page 281
CHAPTER 13 Securing the Network with VPNs......Page 282
VPN Overview......Page 283
VPN and IPSec Terminology......Page 284
The Fives Steps of IPSec......Page 287
Configuring IPSec......Page 289
Exam Prep Questions......Page 301
Need to Know More?......Page 306
Questions, Questions, Questions......Page 308
Picking Proper Answers......Page 309
Working Within the Framework......Page 310
Deciding What to Memorize......Page 311
Taking the Test......Page 312
CHAPTER 15 Answer Key 1......Page 332
CHAPTER 16 Practice Exam 2......Page 352
CHAPTER 17 Answer Key 2......Page 372
PART IV Appendixes......Page 394
The PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition Software......Page 396
An Exclusive Electronic Version of the Text......Page 397
The Exam Simulation......Page 398
Software Requirements......Page 399
Removing PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition from Your Computer......Page 400
How to Use the Software......Page 401
License Agreement......Page 404
Glossary......Page 406
Index......Page 420