At 7:49 AM -0400 4/23/02, Kevin Cullimore wrote: >Over time, worthwhile content tends to be read, and sometimes even purchased >first (though possibly not in a timeframe acceptable to the author, on both >counts). I've found that understanding design considerations for networks, >routing protocols & even "routed"protocols make it easier to remember the >concrete details so dear to the hearts & ideologies of the hardware/software >vendor "educational" community. > >If people are in it for more than yet another set of letters, or, if they >want to do "it" right, they'll be checking amazon in hopes of an expedited >publication date for this material every couple of days. I'm not sure what >the ratio of those types to the folk in need of more explicit/focused >training materials is, and how the practice of coping with ecomonic >overcorrections will influence that mix in the near future. >
Thank you, Kevin. While people are waiting for my new book, the final proof pages for which arrived this morning, I have some other suggestions. Mine will be out sometime in June, although I don't have the exact date. Those of you that have not dug into the Cisco Press "Inside IOS Architecture" (IIRC the title) really should. A complementary book, which I recommend highly, is Alex Zinin's "Cisco IP Routing" from Addison-Wesley. Alex is a CCIE/CCSI, and was in tier 1 ISP support at Cisco, between TAC and engineering. He's at a new company now. Alex is also co-director of the Routing Area of the IETF, so he's in the heart of the new action. I know him, and he's also a nice guy. This book goes into the same sort of depth on the Cisco router control plane (i.e., routing protocols, routing table) that the Inside IOS book does on the operating system and forwarding. It's the first published (admittedly pseudocode) descriptions of the actual data structures of the various routing tables, the logic of the routines updating it, and the actual logic of redistribution. Highly recommended. I've always wanted such a book available when writing mine, because I have chosen to focus on the use, rather than the implementation, of the routing protocols. I suspect this will answer a lot of the "why" questions about redistribution and the like, if you lack, like most people, a background in protocol development and can make good guesses! -- "What Problem are you trying to solve?" ***send Cisco questions to the list, so all can benefit -- not directly to me*** ******************************************************************************** Howard C. Berkowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chief Technology Officer, GettLab/Gett Communications http://www.gettlabs.com Technical Director, CertificationZone.com http://www.certificationzone.com "retired" Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CID) #93005 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=42342&t=42342 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
