The definitive guide to Cisco exterior routing protocols and advanced IP routing issues.

Praised in its first edition for its readability, breadth, and depth, Routing TCP/IP, Volume II, 2nd Edition will help you thoroughly understand modern exterior routing protocols and implement them with Cisco routers.

Best-selling author Jeff Doyle offers crucial knowledge for every network professional who must manage routers to support growth and change. You’ll find configuration and troubleshooting lessons that would cost thousands to learn in a classroom, plus up-to-date case studies, examples, exercises, and solutions.

Routing TCP/IP, Volume II, 2nd Edition covers routing and switching techniques that form the foundation of all Cisco CCIE tracks. Its expert content and CCIE structured review makes it invaluable for anyone pursuing this elite credential.

While its examples focus on Cisco IOS, the book illuminates concepts that are fundamental to virtually all modern networks and routing platforms. Therefore, it serves as an exceptionally practical reference for network designers, administrators, and engineers in any environment.

Review core inter-domain routing concepts, and discover how exterior routing protocols have evolved
Master BGP’s modern operational components
Effectively configure and troubleshoot BGP
Control path attributes and selection to define better routes
Take full advantage of NLRI and routing policies
Provide for load balancing and improved network scalability
Extend BGP to multiprotocol environments via MP-BGP
Deploy, configure, manage, troubleshoot, and scale IP multicast routing
Implement Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM): Dense Mode, Sparse Mode, and Bidirectional
Operate, configure, and troubleshoot NAT in IPv4-IPv4 (NAT44) and IPv6-IPv4 (NAT64) environments
Avoid policy errors and other mistakes that damage network performance