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Introduction
This book is intended to help you continue on your exciting new path toward obtaining your CCNP
certification. Before reading this book, it is important to have at least read the
CCNA: Cisco Certified
Network Associate Study Guide
,
5th Edition
(Sybex, 2005). You can take the CCNP tests in
any order, but you should have passed the CCNA exam before pursuing your CCNP. Many questions
in the Building Cisco Remote Access Networks (BCRAN) exam are built on the CCNA material.
However, we have done everything possible to make sure that you can pass the BCRAN exam
by reading this book and practicing with Cisco routers.
Cisco Systems’ Place in Networking
Cisco Systems has become an unrivaled worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Its networking
solutions can easily connect users who work from diverse devices on disparate networks.
Cisco products make it simple for people to access and transfer information without regard to differences
in time, place, or platform.
Cisco Systems’ big picture is that it provides end-to-end networking solutions that customers
can use to build an efficient, unified information infrastructure of their own or to connect to
someone else’s. This is an important piece in the Internet/networking-industry puzzle because
a common architecture that delivers consistent network services to all users is now a functional
imperative. Because Cisco Systems offers such a broad range of networking and Internet services
and capabilities, users needing regular access to their local network or the Internet can do
so unhindered, making Cisco’s wares indispensable.
Cisco answers this need with a wide range of hardware products that form information networks
using the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) software. This software provides
network services, paving the way for networked technical support and professional services to
maintain and optimize all network operations.
Along with the Cisco IOS, one of the services Cisco created to help support the vast amount
of hardware it has engineered is the Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) program,
which was designed specifically to equip people to effectively manage the vast quantity of
installed Cisco networks. The business plan is simple: If you want to sell more Cisco equipment
and have more Cisco networks installed, ensure that the networks you installed run properly.
However, having a fabulous product line isn’t all it takes to guarantee the huge success that Cisco
enjoys—lots of companies with great products are now defunct. If you have complicated products
designed to solve complicated problems, you need knowledgeable people who are fully capable of
installing, managing, and troubleshooting them. That part isn’t easy, so Cisco began the CCIE program
to equip people to support these complicated networks. This program, known colloquially as
the Doctorate of Networking, has also been very successful, primarily due to its extreme difficulty.
Cisco continuously monitors the program, changing it as it sees fit, to make sure that it remains pertinent
and accurately reflects the demands of today’s internetworking business environments.
Building on the highly successful CCIE program, Cisco Career Certifications permit you to
become certified at various levels of technical proficiency, spanning the disciplines of network
design and support. So, whether you’re beginning a career, changing careers, securing your
present position, or seeking to refine and promote your position, this is the book for you!

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