A study guide for taking the Cisco-certified network professional (CCNP) switching exam #640-504. Quizzes at the beginning of each chapter assess areas of strength and weakness, and direct the reader to the appropriate sections for study. Topics include campus network design models, VLANs and trunking, redundant switch links, multilayer switching, configuring multicast networks, and the hot standby router protocol. The CD-ROM contains an exam simulation for practice. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
David Hucaby, CCIE® No. 4594, is a lead network engineer for the University of Kentucky, where he works with healthcare networks based on the Cisco Catalyst, IP Telephony, PIX, and VPN product lines. David was one of the beta reviewers of the PIX version 7 Firewall operating system software.