Who Should Read This Book?

This book can be used as a general networking reference guide for configuring Cisco routers. It primarily is designed to help the CCIE candidate prepare for the CCIE practical exam by offering many labs for the candidate to work through. The labs are presented in a way that actually tests the candidate's ability to solve and work on the lab, before seeing the answers. We strongly advise working through the labs because many things have been designed into the labs that can make them very difficult to configure. If you don't actually configure the labs, you might miss some of these "small" things that could make a difference on your actual CCIE exam.

This book is targeted toward network engineers who already have at least a CCNA or CCDA certification. The engineer must have a solid understanding of IP addressing and subnetting before reading this book. A good background on Cisco routers and basic configuration experience on routers also will be helpful during your reading.