BCMSN Reading Schedule March 23 – 29
Posted by Aragoen Celtdra on March 23rd, 2009
Mon, 23-Mar-09: Chapter 5: Read pp. 217 – 250 – Spanning-tree protocol, PVST+, RSTP.
Tue, 24-Mar-09: Chapter 5: Read pp. 251 – 273 – Multiple spanning tree, End of chapter exercises.
Wed, 25-Mar-09: Chapter 6: Read pp. 275 – 315 – 802.1D Enhancements: PortFast, BackboneFast, etc; BPDU Guard, etc.
Thu, 26-Mar-09: Chapter 7: Read pp. 317 – 353 – Etherchannel, CDP, L3 protocol filtering, Broadcast & Multicast supression. etc.
Frid, 27-Mar-09: Chapter 7: Read pp. 354 – 383 – IEEE 802.3 flow control, UDLD & aggressive mode UDLD, end of chapter.
Sat, 28-Mar-09: Chapter 8: Read pp. 385 – 409 – Inter-VLAN routing, IP broadcast forwarding.
Sun,29-Mar-09: Chapter 9: Read pp. 411 – 439 – CEF-based multilayer switching.
This past weekend, I concentrated mostly with an overview of Spanning Tree and its operation. I also watched a little bit of IPExpert’s free vLecture on spanning tree. I’m a little bit ahead of my reading schedule as I’ve already finished the scheduled reading on Chapter 5. It was a little challenging getting through that chapter for some reason. I felt like CCNA all over again when I struggled with Spanning Tree. I don’t find it a difficult subject. It’s just that somehow the concept doesn’t stick as well. Good news is, I understand it much better than I did when I first learned it in CCNA. And I didn’t find too much new materials. In fact I’ll probably re-read the CCNA material during the second phase of my studies as I found Wendell Odom’s style of writing much easier to digest – and I somehow feel that the CCNA material was more “in depth” in its coverage. Or maybe it’s just my perception because it was completely new to me last year and much more overwhelming in details. I’ve started Chapter 6 today and I’m shooting to finish that tonight – hopefully even start chapter 7 tonight. Chapter 6 is very short. There is only a little over 25 pages. I can probably knock 20 pages of it during downtimes at work. I’m hoping to get as much reading this week as I can because I might not have much time to read next weekend as we are celebrating my son’s 3-yr birthday party.
March 25th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Hey i came across with your blog. as you i am also preparing for BCMSN exam after getting my CCNA. i found you doing good in the track of CCNP. Best of Luck and be in touch for more information as sharing.
How do you find STP topic in BCMSN Books ( Authorized Self-Study ) ?
I found some complex one for Specially STP. but still i’m getting to try all of stuffs.
March 27th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
@KG: This time around, I found STP to be much easier to digest as opposed to when I first learned about it in CCNA. I hated it back then but I mad sure I understood as well as I could. So after reading the subject again for BCMSN, things are much clearer for me.