Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks
Duration
Five Days
Course Outline
Overview of a Campus Network
- Campus Network Overview
- Traditional Campus Networks
- Current Campus Networks
- The Emerging Campus Network
- Switching Technologies
- Basic Layer Terminology
- Layer 2 Switching
- Benefits of Routing
- Layer 3 Switching
- Layer 4 Switching
- Multilayer Switching
- The Hierarchical Model
- Access Layer
- Distribution Layer
- Core Layer
- Choosing a Cisco Product
- The Building Block Approach
- The Switch Block
Connecting the Switch Block
- Cable Media Types
- Ethernet
- Fast Ethernet
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Subscribing Links
- Cabling Switch Block Devices
- Connecting to the Console Port
- Connecting to an Ethernet Port
- Configuring Connectivity Within the Switch Block
Defining Common Workgroups
- VLANs
- Introduction to VLANs
- Defining VLAN Boundaries
- End-to-End VLANs
- Local VLANs
- Establishing VLAN Memberships
- Membership by Ports
- Configuring VLANs
- Verifying VLAN Configuration
- VLAN Identification
- Link Types
- ISL
- IEEE 802.1Q
- Trunk Negotiation
- Configuring a Trunk Link
- Creating Trunk Links
