(Cisco Press – CCIE Professional Development)
It’s dense. It’s detailed. It will humble you. And it will make you a better engineer.
💡 “You don’t truly understand BGP until you’ve read Volume II.” – Common wisdom in the networking community.
Still the gold standard for advanced IP routing Routing TCP IP- Volume II -CCIE Professional Development
If you’re chasing the CCIE, you know the drill. Routing TCP/IP, Volume I = foundations.
🔹 – Internal & External, path attributes, scaling techniques 🔹 Multicast – IGMP, PIM-SM/DM, MBGP 🔹 IPv6 – Routing protocols (RIPng, EIGRPv6, OSPFv3, IS-ISv6) 🔹 NAT, IP QoS, VPNs, and route redistribution
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5 for depth, accuracy, and real-world applicability) And it will make you a better engineer
Whether you’re studying for the or designing SP/Large Enterprise networks, Jeff Doyle’s classic will challenge and elevate your thinking.
While Volume I covers the fundamentals, dives deep into the advanced, often misunderstood topics that separate expert engineers from the rest:
If you’re past the CCNA level and working toward CCIE (or just want to truly understand BGP, multicast, and redistribution), Routing TCP/IP, Volume II is essential. Routing TCP/IP, Volume I = foundations
👉 Do you keep Volume II on your shelf, or have you switched to digital? Let me know below.
Yes, it’s older. But routing fundamentals don’t expire. The explanations of BGP path selection, route reflectors, and PIM sparse mode are clearer than most modern certification guides.