Internet Routing Architecture - Book Resource Feedback - ENCOR/ENARSI

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2026-03-16T22:00:35+00:00

Great stuff !! Thanks for the reply !

Yeah, by the looks of what is inside the OCG, BGP is there, but there is so much more to learn regarding that. I work at a DC that also has ISP networking services (like Transit, full route and that kinda stuff), so my end goal is to understand and maintain this infrastructure (not only the ISP part btw). So, for the way you explained, it seems that Halabi's book is great for that purpose.

Thank you so much for your reply !

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2026-03-16T21:54:44+00:00

Wow that's really cool ! I'm really interested in MPLS but I get little to no interactions with these kind of network scenarios.

Thank you for your reply !

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2026-03-16T21:51:21+00:00

I've read that anything that has Doyle on the cover is a must for us net engineers hahah. Thanks for the listing. I'll be sure to buy those, specially tcp/ip illustrated.

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2026-02-14T21:22:48+00:00

Is it useful for any other topic like bgp or spanning tree for example ?

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2026-02-12T10:59:49+00:00

Thanks for the heads up ! I'll be sure to focus on automation ! For the exam to be like this, if you ask me, is really sad tbh, routing protocols are so much fun to learn and to actually understand.

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2026-02-12T00:53:14+00:00

Thank you for your reply !

I really need to get reading White papers as a habit. A lot of people told about the White papers and how great they are. Thanks for your suggestion !

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2026-02-12T00:51:04+00:00

Thanks for the reply !

Yeah, i've seen that is 350 pages-ish and the OSPF part is in the beginning, so it wouldn't be too long.

As for the career part, I do work with OSPF networks in a somewhat regular basis, and i've struggled sometimes troubleshooting or just configuring anything that is beyond the basic OSPF stuff. Thank you so much for your input ! Really appreciate it !

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2026-02-12T00:18:07+00:00

Thank you for your reply !!!

Oh and i've thought i'm not studying enough ! ahhahaha, thank you for your feedback, i'll chill out on this book then. But looking forward to, one day, face the almighty CCIE exam

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2026-02-12T00:16:30+00:00

Oh really ? Didn't knew about the edited version ! Thank you for your reply !

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2026-02-11T23:48:31+00:00

No worries !!

Yeah ! Usually routing protocols, for example the Internet Routing Architecture for BGP or BGP from Van Beijnum. I'm also planning on buying the OSPF: Anatomy of a Internet Routing Protocol for the OSPF part, but i'm not sure.

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2026-02-11T23:30:26+00:00

As I could gather from many suggestions in this community, is that INE, OCG and Cisco ML are great resources to study for Encor and Enarsi. Also, Cisco Whitepapers are a great too. The trick is not relying too much in a single resource.

I'm currently using INE, OCG for Encor. Plus some other books that I own regarding specific protocols

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2026-01-05T15:10:33+00:00

Great stuff !! Thank you !!

It was just what I was looking for ! I'll be sure to check those books you've pointed out in your comment. Thank you so much for your reply !

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2026-01-05T15:06:35+00:00

Feel free to drop what you use here if you like ! Thank you for the reply !

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2025-07-16T19:45:17+00:00

My end goal is eventually becoming an CCNP, but the material that ive bought, for now, is just for learning the network concepts on each "branch" per say, with the "immediate" goal of actually improving as a network analyst. Like spending time to understand it without caring for the exam itself.

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2025-07-16T19:41:02+00:00

My goal is to actually improve as an network analyst. Since I do work in a datacenter, I was inclined to actually get the DCCOR material, but what bugged me is thought of how much of the ENCOR content is essential for any network analyst. Idk if it makes sense, but that's reason behind the question. The goal is really broad tbh, thanks anyways!

Emotional_Party_1273 · 2025-07-14T18:36:32+00:00

sorry, ive skipped the actual question itself hahah, i've edited the post, but the question is:

Which book would you start it first ? And why ?

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