Alcatel-Lucent Scalable IP Networks Self-study Guide
Preparing for the Network Routing Specialist I (NRS 1) Certification Exam

Today's aggressively competitive networking market requires not building bigger, more complicated networks, but smarter, more scalable infrastructures. Alcatel-Lucent‘s experience in designing and developing real scalable systems for both service providers and enterprise networks is well known.

By offering the new Service Routing Certification Program, Alcatel-Lucent is extending their reach and knowledge to networking professionals with a comprehensive demonstration of how to build smart, scalable networks. Serving as a "course in a book" from Alcatel-Lucent-the world leader in designing and developing scalable systems-this resource pinpoints the pitfalls to avoid when building scalable networks, examines the most successful techniques available for engineers who are building and operating IP networks, and provides overviews of the Internet, IP routing and the IP layer, and the practice of opening the shortest path first. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Foreword. Introduction. Chapter 1: Introduction To Networking. Chapter 2: The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR and 7450 ESS Components and the Command-Line Interface. Chapter 3: Data Link Overview. Chapter 4: Switched Networks, Spanning Tree, and VLANs. Chapter 5: IP Addressing. Chapter 6: IP Forwarding and Services. Chapter 7: Transport Layer Services-TCP and UDP. Chapter 8: Introduction to IP Routing. Chapter 9: OSPF. Chapter 10: BGP. Chapter 11: MPLS and VPN Services. Appendix A: Chapter Assessment Questions and Answers. Appendix B: Lab Exercises and Solutions. Glossary. Index.