Juniper MX Series

No Apologies

We’re avid readers of technology books, and we always get a bit giddy when a new book is released because we can’t wait to read it and learn more about a specific technology. However, one trend we have noticed is that every networking book tends to regurgitate the basics over and over. There are only so many times you can force yourself to read about spanning tree, the split horizon rule, or OSPF LSA types. One of the goals of this book is to introduce new and fresh content that hasn’t been published before.

There was a conscious decision made between the authors to keep the technical quality of this book very high; this created a constant debate whether or not to include primer or introductory material in the book to help refresh a reader’s memory with certain technologies and networking features. In short, here’s what we decided:

Spanning Tree

There’s a large chapter on bridging, VLAN mapping, IRB, and virtual switches. A logical choice would be to include the spanning tree protocol in this chapter. However, spanning tree has been around forever and quite frankly there’s nothing special or interesting about it. Spanning tree is covered in great detail in every JNCIA and CCNA book on the market. If you want to learn more about spanning tree check out Junos Enterprise Switching by O’Reilly or CCNA ICND2 Official Exam and Certification Guide, Second Edition by Cisco Press.

Basic Firewall Filters

We decided to skip the basic firewall filter introduction and jump right into ...