This isn't a "short" book, but the best thing I've found to learn MPLS is "MPLS Fundamentals" by Luc De Ghein.
MPLS VPN Architectures is good, but I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner. -Pete On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 10:05 AM, "Rolf Hanßen" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello list, > > is there any book you can recommend ? > I am also interested in the VPN/transport feature mainly and want to run > it on a C6500/Brocade mixed network. > > I see "MPLS and VPN Architectures" widely available, but im wondering it > was already released in year 2000, which sounds a bit outdated to me > (don't know if something important changed during last years). > > English or German is fine. > > kind regards > Rolf > >> Seth, >> >> You could try the Configuration Guides... >> >> MPLS Config Guide Home: >> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/ios-xml/ios/mpls/config_library/15-1mt/mp-15-1mt-library.html >> >> General MPLS: >> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/ios-xml/ios/mp_basic/configuration/15-1mt/mp-mpls-overview.html >> >> Layer 2 VPN (as you mentioned xconnects) >> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/ios-xml/ios/mp_l2_vpns/configuration/15-1mt/mp-l2-vpns-15-1mt-book.html >> >> >> I would still recommend reading the book... At least the basic stuff. You >> may turn it on, but things would seem weird if you do not really >> understand what's going on in the background... >> >> Arie >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Seth Mattinen >> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 10:47 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [c-nsp] MPLS Tutorial or Guide? >> >> Does anyone have a good intro or beginner's guide to MPLS that they like? >> Something succinct and focused that's not a 500 page my-first-Cisco book. >> The situation I'm thinking is putting someone in front of some routers and >> switches in a lab setting and saying "take these and set them up to do >> MPLS and create some xconnects for simulated customers" with the >> assumption that they already have Cisco experience and can build a >> non-MPLS network, but who is new to MPLS alone. >> >> ~Seth >> _______________________________________________ >> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
