CISCO ATM Solutions: Master ATM Implementation of Cisco Networks

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 889 pages
• Published by: Cisco Press
• Edition: 1st Edition January 15, 2000
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1578702135
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1578702138
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2.3 inches
• Weighs: 3.6 pounds

Book Description
The Cisco Career Certifications program currently supports several professional level Specializations, allowing you to validate your extreme proficiency of LAN/ATM, network management, voice access, security, or SNA/IP Integration. These Specializations are available to those of you who have already achieved CCNP level certification, allowing you to add a strategic technology focus to your certification. Cisco ATM Solutions provides a comprehensive, self-paced training tool, helping you prepare for the CCNP specialization exam. Cisco has recently integrated coverage of ATM into the CCIE Routing and Switching exam. This book will be of interest to you, when you prepare for the CCIE exam and is a practical introduction to the complex topic of ATM technology and its application in a Cisco environment. The extensive use of configuration examples and lab scenarios will be attractive to anyone searching for a comprehensive reference guide for ATM internetworking using Cisco routers and switches.

Book Info
A definitive resource for understanding Asynchronous Transfer Mode, ATM, and how to implement it into an existing Cisco system. Provides a practical explanation of how ATM technology works, with lab exercises and a wealth of configuration examples to enhance extreme proficiency of this exiting new technology.

Reader Reviews
After purchasing this book a year ago, I am about 400 pages in and totally frustrated. It is like a collection of white papers about ATM theory. Sure, good info, but I want to know how to IMPLEMENT and design ATM networks. The writing style is awful -ex. "the partner agrees on this, that, and the other stuff" (pg. 140). The English usage is suspect at best, leaving the reader with impression that a number of writers had their hands on this one, and that many had English as a second language. While there is some good info in here, as well as some lab exercises, a solid, well-written book on ATM has yet to appear. After about 500 pages of this, you won't even consider putting this technology into your WAN -it comes accross as an administrative nightmare, obtuse, arcane, and altogether incomprehensible.