MPLS VPN

I'm about half way through the MPLS Fundamentals book. My opinion of it varies depending on the day. Sometimes it is clear and well thought out. Others the example configs don't match with the text and sentances make MPLS more confusing than it needs to be. I quite enjoyed the MPLS VPN section (in a wierd sort of way). It is good to see the more curious ways that BGP and OSPF can be configured. The use of communities to exchange EIGRP route properties via the provider's MP-BGP is kind of nifty too.

I'm planning on ramping up my study for the next two weeks so that I can polish off the exam late this month or very early next month. I'm already starting to look for a good BGP text. At the moment I think I am going to stick with Routing TCP/IP volume 2 plus a generous helping of the DocCD. Word from Cisco is that they are going to make more of the configuration guides into full book pdfs. I hope it happens before the end of the month (nothing annoys me more than having to download 8 or 9 PDFs to work offline with for one protocol).