Organization of This Book

This book is divided into four parts . Part I, "Juniper Networks: An Overview," introduces readers to the strong entry of Juniper Networks into carrier-class routing and discusses the company's efforts in education and certification with a brief review of core technologies. Part II, "System Configuration," covers all the steps needed to install a Juniper Networks router and make it function to include network management and security.

Part III, "Interface and Routing Protocol Configuration," covers internal routing protocols, such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and Intermediate System to Intermediate System ( IS-IS ), and provides an extensive discussion of external gateway protocols, such as BGP. Part IV, "Advanced Router Operation and Configuration," covers routing policies, along with MPLS, VPNs, and Multicast.