CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide, 4th Edition

By Brent Stewart
Published Jul 18, 2007 by Cisco Press. Part of the Official Cert Guide series.

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Copyright 2009
Pages: 672
Edition: 4th

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ISBN-10: 1-58705-873-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-58705-873-8

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. Stewart

Clare Gough, CCIE® No. 2893

CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide, Fourth Edition, is a best of breed Cisco® 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® 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® 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® routing features, including redistribution, route filtering, and DHCP
IPv6 addressing and the transition from IPv4 to IPv6

Companion CD-ROM

The 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®. 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 Certification

Covers: CCNP BSCI exam 642-901

Part I Introduction to Scalable Networks

Chapter 1 Network Design

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 5

Foundation Topics

Building Scalable Networks

Scalability

Multiplexing

Enterprise Architecture

Hierarchical Design Model

Enterprise Composite Network Model

SONA and IIN

Phase 1: Integrated Transport

Phase 2: Integrated Services

Phase 3: Integrated Applications

Services-Oriented Network Architecture

Comparing Routing Protocols

Distance Vector and Link State Routing Protocols

Classless and Classful Routing

Interior and Exterior Gateway Protocols

Convergence Times

Proprietary and Open Protocols

Summarizing Routing Protocol Characteristics

Foundation Summary

Q&A

Chapter 2 IP Address Planning and Summarization

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz

Foundation Topics

Understanding IP Addresses

Reviewing IP

Reviewing Binary Numbering Fundamentals

Calculating Classfully Assumed Network Ranges

Calculating Network Ranges Using Subnet Masks

Understanding Summarization

Summarization Advantages

Summarization Solutions

Address Planning

Foundation Summary

Q&A

Part II EIGRP

Chapter 3 EIGRP Principles

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz

Foundation Topics

EIGRP Features and Advantages

Neighborship and Reliable Incremental Updates

Neighbor Discovery and Recovery

Sophisticated Metric

DUAL

Queries

Additional EIGRP Advantages

Understanding EIGRP Tables

Creating the Neighbor Table

Creating the Topology Table

Creating the Routing Table

EIGRP Network Design

EIGRP Design Issues

Guideline to Address Scaling Issues

Foundation Summary

Q&A

Chapter 4 Scalable EIGRP

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz

Foundation Topics

Configuring EIGRP

Required Commands for Configuring EIGRP

Optional Commands for Configuring EIGRP

Optional EIGRP Commands over WANs

Verifying the EIGRP Operation

The show ip eigrp neighbors Command

The show ip eigrp topology Command

The show ip eigrp traffic Command

Troubleshooting EIGRP

Foundation Summary

Q&A

Scenarios

Scenario 4-1

Scenario 4-2

Scenario Answers

Scenario 4-1 Answers

Scenario 4-2 Answers

Part III OSPF

Chapter 5 Understanding Simple Single-Area OSPF

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz

Foundation Topics

Understanding OSPF Fundamentals

OSPF Snapshot

Neighbors and Adjacencies

Designated Router and Backup Designated Router

Multiple Areas

Configuring OSPF in a Single Area

Required Commands for Configuring OSPF Within a Single Area

Configuration Options for an Internal Router

A Working Configuration of OSPF on a Single Router

Checking the Configuration of Single-Area OSPF

The show ip ospf Command

The show ip ospf database Command

The show ip ospf interface Command

The show ip ospf neighbor Command

The show ip protocols Command

The show ip route Command

The debug Commands

Foundation Summary

Q&A

Scenarios

Scenario 5-1

Scenario Answers

Scenario 5-1 Answers

Chapter 6 OSPF Network Topologies

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz

Foundation Topics

OSPF Network Topology Options

Understanding the Differences Between OSPF Network Types

Subinterfaces

Selecting an OSPF Design

Configuring OSPF in a Nonbroadcast Environment

Configuring OSPF with the Nonbroadcast OSPF Network Type

Configuring the OSPF Point-to-Multipoint Network Type

Configuring OSPF with the Broadcast Network Type

Configuring OSPF with the Point-to-Point Network Type on a Frame Relay Subinterface

Foundation Summary

Q&A

Chapter 7 Using OSPF Across Multiple Areas

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz

Foundation Topics

The Purpose of Multi-area OSPF

The Features of Multi-area OSPF

Router Types

Link-State Advertisements

Different Types of Areas

The Operation of Multi-area OSPF

ABR LSA Propagation

OSPF Path Selection Between Areas

Calculating the Cost of a Path to Another Area

Design Considerations in Multi-area OSPF

Capacity Planning in OSPF

Summarization

Virtual Links

Multi-area OSPF Over an NBMA Network

Required Configuration Commands for a Multi-area OSPF Network

Enabling the OSPF Routing Protocol

Enabling the network Command

Optional Configuration Commands for a Multi-area OSPF Network

The area range Command

The summary-address Command

The area stub Command

The area area-id stub no-summary Command

The area default-cost Command

The area virtual-link Command

Working Configuration of Multi-area OSPF

Verifying the Configuration of OSPF in a Multi-area Network

The show ip ospf border-routers Command

The show ip route Command

The show ip ospf virtual-links Command

The show ip ospf database Command

Troubleshooting a Multi-area OSPF Network

The log-adjacency-changes Command

Useful debug Commands

Common Problems with Adjacencies

Foundation Summary

Q&A

Scenarios

Scenario 7-1

Scenario 7-2

Scenario 7-3

Scenario Answers

Scenario 7-1 Answers

Scenario 7-2 Answers

Scenario 7-3 Answers

Chapter 8 OSPF Advanced Topics

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz

Foundation Topics

Special OSPF Areas

Stub Areas

Totally Stubby Areas

Not-So-Stubby Areas

Troubleshooting

Configuring OSPF Authentication

Plaintext Password Authentication

Message Digest Authentication

Foundation Summary

Q&A

Part IV IS-IS

Chapter 9 Fundamentals of the Integrated IS-IS Protocol

"Do I Know This Already?"Quiz

Foundation Topics

Introduction to Integrated IS-IS

Understanding the Lingo

Network Layer Protocols Used in Integrated IS-IS

Comparing IS-IS and OSPF

Areas

LAN Topology

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