The Only Authorized Lab Companion for the CCNP Cisco Networking Academy Program
- Only Cisco-recommended print classroom companion for Semester 5 Academy study
- Created by the author of the Semester 5 web-based curriculum
- Bonus exercises provide students with optional labs that can be used as extra credit or for more focused study.
- Maps to the current version of the web- based curriculum
Created by the author of the Semester 5 Web-based curriculum, CCNP Cisco Networking Academy Program: Semester 5 Lab Companion is the only Cisco-reviewed and approved printed classroom lab workbook for Semester 5 study in the Cisco Networking Academy Program. It maps to version 2.1.2 of the online curriculum and to the CCNP Routing Exam #640-503.
In addition to the lab exercises contained here, this manual includes more than three bonus activities that focus on additional concepts such as BGP attributes. It also contains two large case studies that are not available anywhere else -- use them as group projects, midterms, final projects, or final exam preparation.
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Mark McGregor, CCNP, CCDA, CCAI, is the regional coordinator for the Cisco Networking Academy Program at Los Medanos College, in Pittsburg, CA. He has taught in the Academy program since 1997, and currently works for Cisco Systems WorldWide Education on Academy-related projects. Mark holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of California, Davis and has been a technical reviewer and contributor for Cisco Press since 1998. As a public-school instructor for more than seven years, he has enjoyed the opportunity to teach and learn from students of all ages and backgrounds. He lives in Antioch, California.