Cisco LAN Switching Study Guide

Part I: Foundational Issues

1. Chapter 1. Desktop Technologies
   • Legacy Ethernet
   • LAN Frames
   • Fast Ethernet
   • Gigabit Ethernet
   • Token Ring
2. Chapter 2. Segmenting LANs
   • Why Segment LANs’
   • Segmenting LANs with Repeaters
   • Segmenting LANs with Bridges
   • Segmenting LANs with Routers
   • Segmenting LANs with Switches
3. Chapter 3. Bridging Technologies
   • Transparent Bridging
   • Switching Modes
   • Token Ring Bridging
   • Token Ring Switching
   • Ethernet or Token Ring?
   • Migrating Token Ring to Ethernet
4. Chapter 4. Configuring the Catalyst
   • Catalyst 5000/6000 CLI Syntax Conventions
   • Catalyst 5000 Configuration Methods
   • Using the Catalyst 5000/6000 Command-Line Interface
   • Catalyst Password Protection
   • Catalyst Configuration File Management
   • Catalyst Image File Management
   • Redundant Supervisor Modules
   • Configuring other Catalysts
5. Chanter 5. VLANs
   • What Is a VLAN?
   • VLAN Types
   • 802.10: VLANs and Vendor Interoperability
   • Justifying the Need for VLANs
   • Moving Users in VLANs
   • Catalyst VLAN Configuration
   • VMPS and Dynamic VLANs: Advanced Administration
   • Protocol Filtering

Part II: Spanning Tree

1. Chapter 6. Understanding Spanning Tree
   • What Is Spanning Tree and Why Use Spanning Tree?
   • Two Key Spanning-Tree Protocol Concepts
   • Four-Step STP Decision Sequence
   • Three Steps of Initial STP Convergence
   • Five STP States
   • Three STP Timers
   • Mastering the show spantree Command
   • Two Types of BPDUs
   • Topology Change Process
   • Using Spanning Tree in Real-World Networks
   • Deterministic Root Bridge Placement
   • All of This Per VLAN’
2. Chapter 7. Advanced Spanning Tree
   • Typical Campus Design: A Baseline Network
   • STP Behavior in the Baseline Network: A Spanning Tree Review
   • Spanning Tree Load Balancing
   • Fast STP Convergence
   • Useful STP Display Commands
   • Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus
   • Disabling STP
   • Tips and Tricks: Mastering STP

Part III: Trunking

1. Chanter 8. Trunking Technologies and Applications
   • Why Trunks?
   • Ethernet Trunks
   • FDDI Trunks and 802.10 Encapsulation
   • ATM Trunks
   • Trunk Options
2. Chanter 9. Trunkino with LAN Emulation
   • A Brief ATM Tutorial
   • LANE: Theory of Operation
   • Configuration Concepts
   • Configuration Syntax
   • A Complete LANE Network
   • Testing the LANE Configuration
   • Advanced LANE Issues and Features
3. Chapter 10. Trunking with Multiprotocol Over ATM
   • Why Two ATM Modes?
   • MPOA Components and Model
   • MPOA Configuration
   • Sample MPOA Configuration
   • Troubleshooting an MPOA Network
   • Ensuring the EL.ANs Are Functional between the Source and the Destination

Part IV: Advanced Features

1. Chanter 11. Layer 3 Switching
   • Layer 3 Switching Terminology
   • The Importance of Routing
   • Router-on-a-Stick
   • The RSM
   • When to Use the RSM
   • MLS
   • Switching Routers
   • MLS versus 8500s
   • Catalyst 6000 Layer 3 Switching
   • HSRP
   • Integration between Routing and Bridging
2. Chapter 12. VLAN Trunking Protocol
   • Understanding VTP
   • VTP Modes
   • The Working Mechanics of VTP
   • Configuring VTP Mode
   • VTP Pruning: Advanced Traffic Management
3. Chapter 13. Multicast and Broadcast Services
   • CGMP/IGMP: Advanced Traffic Management
   • IGMP Snooping: Advanced Traffic Management
   • Broadcast Suppression: Advanced Traffic Management

Part V: Real-World Campus Design and Implementation

1. Chapter 14. Campus Design Models
   • Changing Traffic Patterns
   • Campus Design Terminology
   • Key Requirements of Campus Designs
   • Advantages of Routing
   • Campus Design Models
   • General Recommendation: Multilayer Model
2. Chapter 15. Camous Design Imolementation
   • VLANs
   • Spanning Tree
   • Load Balancing
   • Routing/Layer 3 Switching
   • ATM
   • Campus Migrations
   • Server Farms
   • Additional Campus Design Recommendations
3. Chapter 16. Troubleshooting
   • Troubleshooting Philosophies
   • Catalyst Troubleshooting Tools Logging
4. Chapter 17. Case Studies: Implementing Switches
   • The Design Scenario
   • Should the Flat Earth Model Be Used?
   • Design 1: Using MLS to Blend Layer 2 and Layer 3 Processing
   • Design 2: Maximizing Layer 3 with Catalyst 8500 Switching Routers Summary

Part VI: Catalyst 6000 Technology

1. Chapter 18. Layer 3 Switchinn and the Catalyst 6000/6500s
   • Catalyst 6000 Layer 2 Characteristics
   • MSM Layer 3 Switching
   • MSFC Hybrid Mode Laver 3 Switching
   • MSFC Native IOS Mode Layer 3 Switching
   • Native lOS Mode Configuration
   • Useful Native ICS Mode Commands