Cisco Network Professional's Advanced Internetworking Guide (CCNP Series) (PDF)

Ideal for any IT professional who uses Cisco technologies on a
daily basis, or anyone who is preparing for their Cisco Certified
Network Professional (CCNP) certification.

The topics covered will be more in depth than other
introductory-level books of similar topics, and will span from
layer 2 technologies such as switching, STP, etherchannel, and
trunking, all the way to application layer security topics such as
firewall inspection and intrusion prevention systems. Items being
covered in the middle will include all the common routing protocols
RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP. Many other routing technologies and WAN
protocols will be covered including Multicast, MPLS, Cable and DSL.
Coverage of redundancy protocols such as HSRP, VRRP and GLBP will
be examined. A thorough coverage of convergence topics such as how
voice, video and wireless traffic affect the network, and what can
be done to improve the effects such as QOS and queuing.

This book is a key component for any IT professional preparing
for their CCNP certification, as it covers in-depth the topics
tested on in all four CCNP exams:

* Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (642-901)

* Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (642-812)

* Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks (642-825)

* Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (642-485)

CD includes the exclusive Sybex Test Engine, with two Practice
CCNP exams, as well as author code files.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are
not included as part of eBook file.