CCDE 352-001 Books
The following list is a compilation of recommended reading to assist in the preparation for the CCDE qualification exam. It is not required to read all of the books on this list.
Cisco Press Titles:
These titles are available from Cisco Press
* Routing TCP/IP, Volume 1, 2nd Edition
* Routing TCP/IP, Volume II
* MPLS and VPN Architectures, CCIP Edition
* MPLS Fundamentals
* Advanced MPLS Design and Implementation
Cisco Press Titles:
These titles are available from Cisco Press
* Routing TCP/IP, Volume 1, 2nd Edition
* Routing TCP/IP, Volume II
* MPLS and VPN Architectures, CCIP Edition
* MPLS Fundamentals
* Advanced MPLS Design and Implementation
* Definitive MPLS Network Designs
* Fault-Tolerant IP and MPLS Networks
* Traffic Engineering with MPLS
* QoS for IP/MPLS Networks
* Layer 2 VPN Architectures
* OSPF Network Design Solutions, 2nd Edition
* Optimal Routing Design
* BGP Design and Implementation
* Top-Down Network Design, 2nd Edition
* Troubleshooting IP Routing Protocols
* End-to-End QoS Network Design
* IP Quality of Service
* Network Management Fundamentals
* Voice-Enabling the Data Network
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) RFC Memos:
* Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP
* BGP Route Reflection: An Alternative to Full Mesh Internal BGP (IBGP)
* A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
* Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4
* Autonomous System Confederations for BGP
* Use of OSI IS-IS for Routing in TCP/IP and Dual Environments
* IS-IS Mesh Groups
* The OSPF Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) Option
* Alternative Implementations of OSPF Area Border Routers
* OSPF Version 2
* Protocol Independent Multicast – Sparse Mode (PIM-SM):Protocol Specification (Revised)
* Anycast-RP Using Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
* The Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM)
* BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
