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(More customer reviews)I pre-ordered this book with excitement. That excitement faded fairly quickly once the I realized just how much "refresher" there was on things as simple as NICs, Ethernet HUBS (yes I said hubs).. My opinion is that if a reader is looking for knowledge as complex and deep as carrier grade Ethernet services, they should already have the basics of Ethernet. It might have made sense to dedicate a page or two to refer the reader to other Ethernet basic training materials before continuing to read this book.
It is not until Chapter 6 (pg 157 of 195 content pages) that we get to "Carrier Ethernet Services", leaving a scant 38 pages (at best) to get into the meat and potatoes of the entire purpose of the book.
The reader will certainly get a good dose of the acronyms that make up the topic, but will lack the understanding needed to develop a solution which scales and makes a profit.
If this book was paperback and priced around $35, I would consider it a good primer on the topic. A hardback at $80 is in the realm of "textbooks", and I do not feel this book is of that depth.
I work for a vendor in this industry and am onsite every day with a large MSO. I made this purchase hoping to have something to share with my clients, but so far my clients have found it equally thin on useful information.
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