The Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) and Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) certifications are the second level of Cisco certifications and are becoming popular as more incentives become available to both certification holders and their employers. Cisco has designed both the CCNP and CCDP certifications as evidence that an individual has completed a rigorous path of testing in the network arena. | Cisco CCNP Switching Exam Certification Guide Tim Boyles and Dave Hucaby CCIE 4594 Cisco Systems Cisco Press Cisco Press 201 W 103rd Street Indianapolis IN 46290 ii Cisco CCNP Switching Exam Certification Guide Tim Boyles and David Hucaby Copyright 2001 Cisco Systems Inc. Cisco Press logo is a trademark of Cisco Systems Inc. Published by Cisco Press 201 West 103rd Street Indianapolis IN 46290 USA All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without written permission from the publisher except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 03 02 01 00 1st Printing November 2000 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Number 00-105170 ISBN 1-58720-000-7 Warning and Disclaimer This book is designed to provide information about the Cisco CCNP Switching Exam 640-504. Every effort has been made to make this book as complete and as accurate as possible but no warranty or fitness is implied. The information is provided on an as is basis. The author Cisco Press and Cisco Systems Inc. shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this book or from the use of the discs or programs that may accompany it. The opinions expressed in this book belong to the author and are not necessarily those of Cisco Systems Inc. Trademark Acknowledgments All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized. Cisco Press or Cisco Systems Inc. cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark. iii Feedback Information At Cisco Press our goal is to create in-depth technical books of the .
