CCNP BCMSN Certification Exam Guide (Third Edition)

Author: David Hucaby
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This book is an excellent Cisco certification exam guide, specifically written for the BCMSN exam content. Author David Hucaby is a renowned network engineer and consultant. In this book, he shares his preparation and exam-taking techniques with readers, helping them identify weak areas and enhance theoretical knowledge and practical skills. The book is concise and aims to strengthen readers' understanding and memory of exam topics. It presents a clear preparation path to readers through a series of proven-effective methods. The "Do I Know This Already?" quiz at the beginning of each chapter helps readers determine how to allocate their study time; the list of exam topics and summary charts are convenient for reference and quick review when needed; the review questions at the end of each chapter help readers assess their mastery of the knowledge and reinforce key concepts; the powerful testing engine in the accompanying CD-ROM realistically simulates the BCMSN exam, helping readers quickly adapt to the exam environment and record their scores, provide feedback, and identify areas that require further review to help them focus on overcoming challenges. The book is comprehensive, offering effective assessment methods and challenging review questions and practice exercises to help readers master the necessary concepts and technologies and pass the BCMSN exam smoothly. This book is a preparation guide written based on the Cisco newly released CCNP BCMSN exam blueprint. It is divided into 6 parts, with 19 chapters and 1 appendix, covering topics such as campus network overview and design, switching principles and configuration, switch port configuration, VLANs and trunks, aggregated links, Spanning Tree Protocol, multilayer switching, routers, monitoring engines and power redundancy, IP multicast, IP telephony, and ensuring switch and VLAN security, among others. The "Do I Know This Already?" quiz at the beginning of each chapter helps readers determine how to allocate limited study time; the "Summary" at the end of each chapter lists the key content of the chapter for easy reference and review; the end-of-chapter review questions help readers assess their mastery of the chapter content. This book is specifically written for those preparing for the CCNP BCMSN exam and is an excellent reference for successfully passing the CCNP certification exam.