CCNP Practical Studies: Switching

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Cisco Systems
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SELF-STUDY
Coverage of the CCNP Switching topics enables
you to identify and fill your knowledge gaps before
the exam date. You'll learn how to:
¦ Configure advanced features such as security and QoS
¦ Use STP for building redundant, load sharing Layer 2 topologies
¦ Configure VLANs, VTR trunks, and EtherChannel
¦ Configure Layer 3 switching using MLS and CEF
¦ Configure multicast routing and multicast traffic suppression techniques using IGMP and CGMP
¦ Understand the Cisco Cataiyst 6000/6500 Switch architecture
¦ Convert a Cataiyst 6000/6500 to native Cisco IOS®Software
¦ Configure traffic filtering and network access control
¦ Configure 802.1x authentication for controlling user-based access to the LAN
¦ Prioritize and allocate bandwidth using advanced QoS features
¦ Apply Layer 2 traceroute and Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) Utilities and Cisco Discovery Protocol in troubleshooting scenarios
¦ Bonus chapter: Challenge yourself by building a... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Cisco Systems
m M
SELF-STUDY
Coverage of the CCNP Switching topics enables
you to identify and fill your knowledge gaps before
the exam date. You'll learn how to:
¦ Configure advanced features such as security and QoS
¦ Use STP for building redundant, load sharing Layer 2 topologies
¦ Configure VLANs, VTR trunks, and EtherChannel
¦ Configure Layer 3 switching using MLS and CEF
¦ Configure multicast routing and multicast traffic suppression techniques using IGMP and CGMP
¦ Understand the Cisco Cataiyst 6000/6500 Switch architecture
¦ Convert a Cataiyst 6000/6500 to native Cisco IOS®Software
¦ Configure traffic filtering and network access control
¦ Configure 802.1x authentication for controlling user-based access to the LAN
¦ Prioritize and allocate bandwidth using advanced QoS features
¦ Apply Layer 2 traceroute and Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) Utilities and Cisco Discovery Protocol in troubleshooting scenarios
¦ Bonus chapter: Challenge yourself by building a complex LAN topology from the ground up, with a full solution provided
¦ Master configuration of the Cataiyst 3550 switch for the CCIE Routing and Switching lab
This book is part of the Cisco Press® Practical Studies Series, whicb offers readers a means to apply theoretical knou/ledge through hands-on lab scenarios. This unique approach enables readers to practice and hone their internetworking skills while preparing for Cisco certification exams.
CCNP Self-Study
CCNP Practical Studies: Switching
Designed for aspiring CCNP® and CCIE® candidates, this indispensable lab guide builds on BCMSN topics to prepare you for the CCNP BCMSN exam. Because professionals learn by doing, the practical exercises in this book not only aid your preparation for the CCNP BCMSN exam but alsó equip you to handlé challenges'on the job. CCNP Practical Studies: Switching gives you an advantage over the competition through real-world application of Cisco® Cataiyst® switches.
CCNP Practical Studies: Switching provides you with a front-row view of tasks like creating VLANs, troubleshooting device connectivity, configuring port security, establishing quality of service (QoS), verifying, monitoring, and troubleshooting Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), and performing password recovery. Each chapter includes scenarios that provide practical, hands-on review of the applicable technology. Having your own equipment or access to equipment is the ideál way to profit from this book—but if you don't have a complete setup, the appropriate information is delivered through figures, configuration examples, and detailed text so you can follow along with the practical exercises.
CCNP Practical Studies: Switching provides you with hands-on information on all of the important concepts central to the CCNP BCMSN exam, including basic configuration tasks, VLAN operations, trunking, inter-VLAN routing, Layer 3 switching, and traffic filtering.
Whether you are seeking practical knowledge to enhance your preparation for the CCNP BCMSN exam or you are a newly minted CCNP in need of hands-on experience to hone your on-the-job skills, CCNP Practical Studies: Switching has what you need to familiarize yourself with advanced switching techniques.
CCNP Practical Studies: Switching is part of a recommended study program from Cisco Systems® that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.
j^^ft Justin Menga, CCIE No. 6640, is a dual-certified CCIE (Routing/
Switching and Security) and is employed as a network design ^^ consultant for Logical Networks, Ltd., in New Zealand, designing and implementing complex LAN, WAN, and security solutions. Vissza