To use this guide, you need a broad
understanding of networks in general, the Internet in particular,
networking principles, and network configuration. You must also be
familiar with one or more of the following Internet routing protocols:
Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS)
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) router discovery
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM)
Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Personnel operating the equipment must be trained and
competent; must not conduct themselves in a careless, willfully negligent,
or hostile manner; and must abide by the instructions provided by
the documentation.