Briar Cliff University Media Announcement

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Nate LaBelle, director of network services at Briar Cliff University, has had his book, "The CCNP ROUTE Mega Guide," published by PrepLogic, a leading provider of IT certification and skills training company headquartered in Tampa, Fla.

LaBelle’s 149-page text covers topics in networking, such as BGP, which runs the Internet, and IPv6, which powers the next generation of interconnected systems.

“The purpose of the book is to prepare people to pass Cisco Systems’ ROUTE exam, one of Cisco’s newest exams, which is required to achieve the CCNP, CCIP, and CCDP certifications,” LaBelle said. “These are advanced industry-recognized certifications for engineers and designers who want to understand and implement professional Internetworks,” he explained. “My book covers the theory and practice of routing data between branch offices, large companies and Internet service providers.”

LaBelle, who came to Briar Cliff in 2007, oversees routing, switching, email, security, servers and telephone systems. Prior to Briar Cliff, he was a consultant for Trilogy Networks formerly of North Sioux City, S.D.

He holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Wayne State College, Wayne, Neb. LaBelle also has industry certifications in routing and switching, voice over IP, design, network security and management. His graduate and under graduate research was in complexity theory and its applications in software engineering.

"The CCNP ROUTE Mega Guide" currently is available at www.preplogic.com and soon will be available on amazon.com.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 28 states. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit briarcliff.edu.