Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks

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Summary: adequate to pass
Review: After reading the Cisco Press BSCN, this book was a little disappointing. I felt that it needed more explanations and examples. Some examples made no sense. Chapter reviews are good. You may need supplemental material for this one.

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Summary: Building CISCO Multilayer Switched Networks
Review: Almost aced the test with using this book only, along with practice test software. Didn't need any further resources. Studying the multicasting part is VERY tedious as there is a wealth of details that you need to know for the test. If you want to pass the test, get this book.

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Summary: Excellent book, great coverage
Review: Almost aced the test with using this book only, along with practice test software. Didn't need any further resources. Studying the multicasting part is VERY tedious as there is a wealth of details that you need to know for the test. If you want to pass the test, get this book.

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Summary: BCRAN ? easy .................
Review: BCRAN is the successor of CMTD, None beside cisco publishes this subject, so you don't have any alternative but this book or CMTD version ( older )

Since the material for BCRAN is rare, the book is very valueable, and from my own experience this book help me pass the exam in 25 mins scored 914.

Buy it, and save yourself from failure. Good luck

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Summary: full of errors. Don't waste your time.
Review: Don't waste your time. This book was so full of errors that it become confusing. The explanations do not match the diagrams. I had to make so many corrections to this book that I should have been paid to edit it. Surprized it's still on the shelf.

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Summary: Outstanding
Review: Excellent book. Very well written with clear and detailed explanations. Lays out packet and frame flows step-by-step to aid understanding of concepts.

An excellet job aid.

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Summary: Concise and to the point
Review: Great book Karen - keeps one focused throught out and the build up of each chapter is excellent. I cleared with an 857 today and would recommend this book to anyone preparing for this exam

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Summary: Anybody interested to sell the above book.
Review: Hello. I am on a lookout for this book, but the same is not available in India. Wanted any of you interested in selling off the book, please contact me through mail [e-mail]

I wish if I could get the email address of Vimal Kumar from India who has cleared the Switching exam and has written review for this book.

Dinesh

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Summary: Written too quickly
Review: I hope there are better books on this topic somewhere out there. Yes, I passed the exam using this book plus practice exams from Boson. Yet I found that there was too much repitition, the use of terms was inconsistent and confusing, and the very poor coverage of commands is (IMHO) appalling. The "case studies" at the end of the chapters were fine, but the lack of detailed command information that should have been there, wasn't. If you are a Cisco Press or Cisco diehard (and there are a lot of them out there), you'll be happy with this book. But, from an objective standpoint, this book isn't a very good one.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I just cleared the BCMSN test today, nov 27, 2000. The test was very fair, certainly not the hardest I have taken. The book does a great job at explaining all the concepts needed to pass the exam, AND apply some hands on knowledge for the "real world" . The chapter on multicast was especially useful. I would definately reccomend this book. Also, I bought the Boson self test from Boson.com, not very useful, alot of ambigious stuff in them, save your money, this book is all you will need.