Thursday, October 30, 2008

    Cisco Books for CCDA and CCDP Certifications

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    Right now, I've been reading, or maybe just browsing, these books for my CCDA certification goal:

    By Anthony Bruno; Steve Jordan

    Book Chapters
    • Chapter 1. Network Fundamentals Review
    • Chapter 2. Applying a Methodology to Network Design
    • Chapter 3. Structuring and Modularizing the Network
    • Chapter 4. Designing Basic Campus and Data Center Networks
    • Chapter 5. Designing Remote Connectivity
    • Chapter 6. Designing IP Addressing in the Network
    • Chapter 7. Selecting Routing Protocols for the Network
    • Chapter 8. Voice Network Design Considerations
    • Chapter 9. Wireless Network Design Considerations
    • Chapter 10. Evaluating Security Solutions for the Network
    • Appendix A. Answers to Review Questions and Case Studies
    • Appendix B. IPv4 Supplement
    • Appendix C. Open System Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model
    • Appendix D. Network Address Translation

    By Diane Teare

    Book Chapters
    • Part I: General Network Design
    •   Chapter 1. Network Design Methodology
    •   Chapter 2. Network Structure Models
    • Part II: LAN and WAN Design
    •   Chapter 3. Enterprise LAN Design
    •   Chapter 4. Wireless LAN Design
    •   Chapter 5. WAN Technologies
    •   Chapter 6. WAN Design
    • Part III: The Internet Protocol and Routing Protocols
    •   Chapter 8. Internet Protocol Version 6
    •   Chapter 9. Routing Protocol Selection Criteria
    •   Chapter 10. RIP and EIGRP Characteristics and Design
    •   Chapter 11. OSPF and IS-IS
    •   Chapter 12. Border Gateway Protocol, Route Manipulation, and IP Multicast
    • Part IV: Security, Convergence, and Network Management
    •   Chapter 13. Security Management
    •   Chapter 14. Security Technologies and Design
    •   Chapter 15. Traditional Voice Architectures and IP Telephony Design
    •   Chapter 16. Network Management Protocols
    • Part V: Comprehensive Scenarios
    •   Chapter 17. Comprehensive Scenarios
    • Part VI: Appendixes
    •   Appendix A. Answers to Chapter "Do I Know This Already?" Quizzes and Q&A Sections
    •   Appendix B. The OSI Reference Model, TCP/IP Architecture, and Numeric Conversion

    I actually like to read from last chapter and then going back. This prevents me from getting bored, and to absorb much of the information contained on these books. Weird huh? =)

    As for CCDP that I'm planning to take afterwards, I'm still waiting for the updated version of this book:

    By Keith Hutton; Amir Ranjbar
    Book Chapters
    • Chapter 1. Introducing Cisco Network Service Architectures
    • Chapter 2. Designing Enterprise Campus Networks
    • Chapter 3. Designing Enterprise Edge Connectivity
    • Chapter 4. Designing Network Management Services
    • Chapter 5. Designing High-Availability Services
    • Chapter 6. Designing Security Services
    • Chapter 7. Designing QoS
    • Chapter 8. Designing IP Multicast Services
    • Chapter 9. Designing Virtual Private Networks
    • Chapter 10. Designing Enterprise Wireless Networks
    • Chapter 11. Designing IP Telephony Solutions
    • Chapter 12. Designing Content Networking Solutions
    • Chapter 13. Designing Storage Networking Solutions
    • Appendix A: Answers to Review Questions

    I hope that I'll be able to accomplish these certifications before the end of the year. Wish me luck!

    For more Cisco books, you can visit Amazon Bookswebsite.

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