• Revised version of the best-selling first edition also from Cisco Press
• Provides a self-study complement to the Cisco CCIP training course Implementing Cisco MPLS
• Extensive case studies guide readers through the design and deployment of real-world MPLS/VPN networks

MPLS and VPN Architectures, CCIP Edition provides an in-depth discussion particular to Cisco's MPLS architecture and contains all the information necessary to complete the MPLS elective portion of the CCIP certification. This book covers MPLS theory and configuration, network design issues, and case studies as well as one major MPLS application: MPLS-based VPNs. The MPLS/VPN architecture and all of its mechanisms are explained with configuration examples, suggested design and deployment guidelines, and extensive case studies.