The only authorized textbook for the Cisco Networking Academy Program

CCNP 3: Multilayer Switching Companion Guide, Second Edition, contains all the information from the online curriculum. With this Companion Guide, you have access to the course information anytime, anywhere, plus the following reference, study, and review tools:

• Chapter Objectives indicate the key concepts for focused study.
• Highlighted key terms throughout the chapter where they are used in context. A comprehensive glossary provides key term definitions to serve as a study aid.
• "Check Your Understanding" review questions, presented at the end of each chapter, act as a review and study guide. They reinforce the concepts introduced in the chapter and help test your understanding before you move on to a new chapter. The answers to the questions are provided in an appendix.
• Lab activities from the CCNP 3: Multilayer Switching Lab Companion, Second Edition, are referenced throughout the book. Completing these labs gives you hands-on experience so that you can apply practice to theory.

This Cisco authorized textbook is a portable desk reference designed to complement the CCNP 3: Multilayer Switching course in the Cisco Networking Academy Program. Learn to build scalable multilayer-switched networks, create and deploy a global intranet, and implement basic troubleshooting techniques in environments that use Cisco multilayer switches for client hosts and services. Topics include network design principles, Cisco equipment deployment recommendations, Spanning Tree Protocol, switch security, Cisco AVVID, CEF, inter-VLAN routing with Cisco IOS devices, intercampus networking with transparent LAN services, and network redundancy. Use this Companion Guide to help prepare for the Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) exam 642-811, which is one of the four required exams to obtain the CCNP certification.

Companion Title:
CCNP 3: Multilayer Switching Lab Companion Second Edition
ISBN: 1-58713-144-7

Companion CD-ROM
The CD-ROM contains 18 Interactive Media Activities and a test bank with 200 practice exam questions exclusive to Cisco Press covering topics for the CCNP BCMSN 642-811 exam.

The test engine is powered by Boson Software, Inc., a Cisco Learning Partner. www.boson.com

This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Program Series from Cisco Press. The products in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy Program.