CCNP BSCI official exam certification guide

✍ Scribed by Gough, Clare; Stewart, Brent D

• Publisher: Cisco Press
• Year: 2007;2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 672
• Series: CCNP exam preparation
• Edition: 4th ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide"Fourth Edition
Master all 642-901 exam topics with the official study guide
Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
Review key concepts with foundation summaries
Practice with hundreds of exam questions on the CD-ROM
Brent D. StewartClare Gough, CCIE(R) No. 2893 "CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide," Fourth Edition, is a best of breed Cisco(R) exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the BSCI exam. Successfully passing the BSCI 642-901 exam certifies that you have the knowledge and skills necessary to use advanced IP addressing and routing in implementing scalability for Cisco integrated services routers (ISR) connected to LANs and WANs. " ""CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide," Fourth Edition, follows a logical organization of the CCNP(R) BSCI exam objectives. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing readers' retention and recall of exam topics. "Do I Know This Already?" quizzes open each chapter and allow you to determine how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists and Foundation Summary tables make referencing easy and give you a quick refresher whenever you need it. Scenario-based exercises help you think about exam objectives in real-world situations, thus increasing recall during exam time. Challenging chapter-ending review questions help you assess your knowledge and reinforce key concepts. 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. Well regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this book helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time. Brent D. Stewart, CCNP and certified Cisco instructor, is a network administrator at CommScope, where he focuses on the design and implementation of an international IP network. Brent has worked in fiber-optic manufacturing R&D and as a network consultant. Clare Gough, CCIE(R) No. 2893, is an instructor and a consultant with more than 18 years of practical experience in computer networking. The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCNP BSCI exam, including
Essential routing principles for designing and managing scalable networks
EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-IS functions and operation
Basic BGP configuration
Multicast routing
Cisco IOS(R) routing features, including redistribution, route filtering, and DHCP
IPv6 addressing and the transition from IPv4 to IPv6
Companion CD-ROMThe CD-ROM contains an electronic copy of the book and more than 200 practice questions for the BSCI exam, including simulation-based questions, all available in study mode, test mode, and flash card format. This volume is part of the Exam Certification Guide Series from Cisco Press(R). Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materials that offer assessment, review, and practice to help Cisco Career Certification candidates identify weaknesses, concentrate their study efforts, and enhance their confidence as exam day nears. Category: Cisco CertificationCovers: CCNP BSCI exam 642-901

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 13
Foreword......Page 27
Introduction......Page 28
Part I: Introduction to Scalable Networks......Page 36
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 38
Building Scalable Networks......Page 43
Enterprise Architecture......Page 46
SONA and IIN......Page 53
Comparing Routing Protocols......Page 58
Foundation Summary......Page 64
Q&A......Page 68
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 70
Understanding IP Addresses......Page 74
Understanding Summarization......Page 79
Foundation Summary......Page 85
Q&A......Page 87
Part II: EIGRP......Page 90
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 92
EIGRP Features and Advantages......Page 96
Understanding EIGRP Tables......Page 105
EIGRP Network Design......Page 113
Foundation Summary......Page 116
Q&A......Page 118
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 120
Configuring EIGRP......Page 124
Verifying the EIGRP Operation......Page 138
Troubleshooting EIGRP......Page 141
Foundation Summary......Page 143
Q&A......Page 145
Scenario 4-1......Page 147
Scenario 4-2......Page 148
Scenario 4-1 Answers......Page 151
Scenario 4-2 Answers......Page 152
Part III: OSPF......Page 154
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 156
Understanding OSPF Fundamentals......Page 161
Configuring OSPF in a Single Area......Page 172
Checking the Configuration of Single-Area OSPF......Page 177
Foundation Summary......Page 189
Q&A......Page 192
Scenario 5-1......Page 193
Scenario 5-1 Answers......Page 194
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 196
OSPF Network Topology Options......Page 201
Configuring OSPF in a Nonbroadcast Environment......Page 205
Foundation Summary......Page 209
Q&A......Page 210
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 212
The Features of Multi-area OSPF......Page 219
The Operation of Multi-area OSPF......Page 222
Design Considerations in Multi-area OSPF......Page 225
Required Configuration Commands for a Multi-area OSPF Network......Page 229
Optional Configuration Commands for a Multi-area OSPF Network......Page 231
Working Configuration of Multi-area OSPF......Page 240
Verifying the Configuration of OSPF in a Multi-area Network......Page 241
Troubleshooting a Multi-area OSPF Network......Page 245
Foundation Summary......Page 249
Q&A......Page 251
Scenario 7-1......Page 253
Scenario 7-2......Page 254
Scenario 7-3......Page 255
Scenario 7-2 Answers......Page 258
Scenario 7-3 Answers......Page 261
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 264
Special OSPF Areas......Page 267
Configuring OSPF Authentication......Page 274
Foundation Summary......Page 277
Q&A......Page 278
Part IV: IS-IS......Page 280
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 282
Introduction to Integrated IS-IS......Page 288
Comparing IS-IS and OSPF......Page 290
ISO Addressing for Integrated IS-IS......Page 294
IS-IS Adjacency......Page 297
Integrated IS-IS Operation......Page 300
Integrated IS-IS Design Considerations......Page 304
Foundation Summary......Page 307
Q&A......Page 311
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 314
Basic Configuration of Integrated IS-IS......Page 318
Optional Integrated IS-IS Commands......Page 319
Verifying the Integrated IS-IS Operation......Page 327
Troubleshooting the Integrated IS-IS Operation......Page 337
Foundation Summary......Page 340
Q&A......Page 342
Scenario 10-1......Page 343
Scenario 10-2......Page 344
Scenario 10-1 Answers......Page 347
Scenario 10-2 Answers......Page 349
Part V: Cisco IOS Routing Features......Page 352
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 354
Understanding Redistribution Fundamentals......Page 359
Understanding the Routing Decisions That Affect Redistribution......Page 362
Controlling Routing Updates During Redistribution......Page 368
Configuring Redistribution......Page 372
Controlling Routing Updates with Filtering......Page 387
Verifying, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting the Redistribution and Filtering Implementation......Page 389
Foundation Summary......Page 391
Q&A......Page 393
Scenario 11-1......Page 394
Scenario 11-1 Answers......Page 396
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 400
Understanding Route Maps......Page 404
Configuring Route Maps......Page 406
Monitoring the Configuration of Route Maps and Redistribution......Page 409
Foundation Summary......Page 410
Q&A......Page 412
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 414
Understanding DHCP......Page 418
DHCP Roles......Page 419
Troubleshooting DHCP......Page 422
Foundation Summary......Page 423
Q&A......Page 424
Part VI: BGP......Page 426
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 428
Introduction to BGP......Page 432
Connecting to the Internet with BGP......Page 435
BGP States......Page 438
Foundation Summary......Page 440
Q&A......Page 442
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 444
Basic BGP Configuration Commands......Page 448
Managing and Verifying the BGP Configuration......Page 454
Resetting Neighbors......Page 455
Foundation Summary......Page 457
Q&A......Page 459
Scenario 15-1......Page 460
Scenario 15-2......Page 461
Scenario 15-3......Page 462
Scenario 15-1 Answers......Page 465
Scenario 15-2 Answers......Page 466
Scenario 15-3 Answers......Page 467
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 470
BGP Attributes......Page 475
Controlling BGP Path Selection......Page 476
Verifying the Configuration of Attributes......Page 481
Foundation Summary......Page 484
Q&A......Page 486
Scenario 16-1......Page 487
Scenario 16-1 Answers......Page 488
Part VII: Multicasting......Page 490
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 492
IP Styles of Addressing......Page 496
Multicast Addressing......Page 501
Current Multicast Use......Page 505
Foundation Summary......Page 507
Q&A......Page 508
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 510
Data Link Layer Support for Multicast......Page 514
Understanding IGMP......Page 515
Configuring IGMP......Page 518
Foundation Summary......Page 522
Q&A......Page 524
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 526
Routing Multicast Traffic......Page 531
Enabling PIM Sparse-Dense Mode......Page 538
Foundation Summary......Page 544
Q&A......Page 546
Part VIII: IPv6......Page 548
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 550
Introduction to IPv6......Page 554
The IPv6 Packet Header......Page 556
IPv6 Addressing......Page 559
IPv6 Address Assignment......Page 565
IPv6 Mobility......Page 566
Foundation Summary......Page 568
Q&A......Page 571
Scenario 20-1......Page 572
Scenario 20-1 Answers......Page 573
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz......Page 576
IPv6 Routing Overview......Page 580
Configuring and Verifying IPv6 and OSPFv3......Page 584
Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6......Page 592
Foundation Summary......Page 597
Q&A......Page 600
Scenario 21-1......Page 601
Scenario 21-1 Answers......Page 602
Appendix A: Answers to Chapter “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Q&A Sections......Page 604
A......Page 651
B......Page 652
C......Page 653
D......Page 654
E......Page 655
I......Page 656
M......Page 659
N......Page 661
O......Page 662
P......Page 664
Q - R......Page 665
S......Page 667
T......Page 669
V......Page 670
W - X - Y - Z......Page 671