[nsp] MPLS

[Christopher J. Wolff]

Pete,

Thanks for the clarification.  From the half-dozen emails I received it
appears that this book (or set of books) is the rosetta of MPLS.  However,
after reading through a few articles on TAC, MPLS might be overkill for
setting a VPN up between 10-15 routers.  However I love the concept....

Regards,
Christopher J. Wolff, VP CIO
Broadband Laboratories, Inc.
http://www.bblabs.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Templin [mailto:petelists at templin.org] 
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 4:37 AM
To: Ryan O'Connell
Cc: Christopher J. Wolff; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [nsp] MPLS

To clarify Ryan's statement, there are three "MPLS and VPN 
Architectures" books from Cisco Press.  There's a volume 1, a rewrite of 
volume 1 known as the CCIP edition (which Ryan linked to), and a volume 
2.  The CCIP edition is a very good place to start.  Volume 2 is 
extremely dependent on V1.

However, I also read Advanced MPLS Design and Implementation (and read 
it first - oops).  I wouldn't start with this one, as the pace is fast 
and the assumptions are high (strong ATM exposure and experience is 
fundamental to half of the book), but I'd still plan to read it at some 
point along the way.

Pete (who's bought too many Cisco Press titles in the past three months 
in pursuit of certification, but did successfully conquer the CCIP 
pretty darn quick).

Ryan O'Connell wrote:
> Christopher J. Wolff wrote:
> 
>> Can anyone recommend a good cookbook or 'dummies guide' to MPLS?  
>> Perhaps a
>> kind soul would contact me and give me a shove in the right direction 
>> with
>> regards to a network implementation.  Thanks in advance!
>>  
>>
> 
> If you're after something Cisco-specific, the "MPLS and VPN 
> architectures" book (Link below) is fairly good. It's quite heavy going 
> in places but a good general introduction to MPLS as well as the Cisco 
> side. I have to admit I didn't finish the last few chapters, I just 
> needed to know enough to play in the lab and pass my CCIE Recert. after 
> they added MPLS to it. (And I then didn't get any questions on MPLS in 
> the exam. Drat.)
> 
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1587050811/babygreenhous-21
>