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SWITCH v2.0, a five-day ILT course, includes major updates and follows an updated blueprint. Some older topics have been removed or simplified, while several new IPv6 routing topics have been added.


TARGET AUDIENCE:
Learners who aim to be network professionals and who have knowledge that is obtained from Cisco CCNA courses.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Describe the hierarchical campus structure, basic switch operation, use of SDM templates, PoE, and LLDP- Implement VLANs and trunks, explain VTP, implement DHCP in IPv4 and IPv6 environments, and configure port aggregation3. Implement and optimize the STP mechanism that best suits your network: PVST+, Rapid PVST+, or MST4. Configure routing on a multilayer switch- Configure NTP, SNMP, IP SLA, and port mirroring, and verify StackWise and VSS operation- Implement first-hop redundancy in IPv4 and IPv6 environments- Secure the campus network according to recommended practices

COURSE OUTLINE:


Basic Concepts & Network Design

  • Lesson 1: Analyzing Campus Network Structure
  • Hierarchical Network Design
  • Layers in the Hierarchical Model
  • Building Cisco Enterprise Campus Architecture
  • Access Layer
  • Distribution Layer
  • Core Layer
  • Is a Core Layer Needed?
  • Types of Cisco Switches
  • Routed vs. Switched Campus Architecture
  • Lesson 2: Comparing Layer 2 and Multilayer Switches
  • Layer 2 Switch Operation
  • Multilayer Switch Operation
  • Frame Rewrite
  • CAM and TCAM
  • Distributed Hardware Forwarding
  • Cisco Switching Methods
  • Route Caching
  • Topology-Based Switching
  • Lesson 3: Using Cisco SDM Templates
  • What Are SDM Templates?
  • SDM Template Types
  • Changing the SDM Template
  • Choosing the Correct Template
  • Lesson 4: Implementing LLDP
  • LLDP Introduction
  • Enabling LLDP
  • Discovering Neighbors Using LLDP
  • Lesson 5: Implementing PoE
  • The Need for PoE
  • PoE Components
  • PoE Standards
  • PoE Negotiation
  • Configuring and Verifying PoE

Campus Network Architecture

  • Lesson 1: Implementing VLANs and Trunks
  • The Native VLAN
  • Switch Port Mode Interactions
  • Deploying VLANs
  • End-to-End vs. Local VLANs
  • Voice VLAN Overview
  • Voice VLAN Configuration
  • Switch Configuration for Wireless Network Support
  • Lesson 2: Introducing VTP
  • The Role of VTP
  • VTP Modes
  • VTP Versions
  • Default VTP Configuration
  • Overwriting VTP Configuration
  • VTP Configuration Recommendation
  • Lesson 3: Implementing DHCP
  • DHCP Overview
  • DHCP Relay
  • DHCP Options
  • Lesson 4: Implementing DHCP for IPv6
  • Stateless Autoconfiguration Overview
  • DHCPv6 Overview
  • DHCPv6 Operation
  • Stateless DHCPv6 Overview
  • DHCPv6 Relay Agent
  • Lesson 5: Configuring Layer 2 Port Aggregation
  • The Need for EtherChannel
  • EtherChannel Mode Interactions
  • Layer 2 EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines
  • EtherChannel Load-Balancing Options
  • EtherChannel Load-Balancing Operation
  • EtherChannel Guard

Spanning Tree Implementation

  • Lesson 1: Implementing RSTP
  • STP Overview
  • STP Standards
  • STP Operation
  • Bridge Protocol Data Units
  • Root Bridge Election
  • Root Port Election
  • Designated Port Election
  • STP Port States
  • Per VLAN Spanning Tree
  • RSTP Port Roles
  • Comparison of RSTP and STP Port States
  • STP Topology Changes
  • RSTP Topology Changes
  • RSTP Link Types
  • Lesson 2: Implementing STP Stability Mechanisms
  • Cisco STP Toolkit
  • UplinkFast
  • BackboneFast
  • PortFast
  • Securing a PortFast Interface with BPDU guard
  • Disabling STP with BPDU filter
  • The Problem with Unidirectional Links
  • Loop Guard Overview
  • Loop Guard Configuration
  • Loop Guard Verification
  • UDLD Overview
  • UDLD Configuration
  • Comparing Loop Guard with UDLD
  • UDLD Recommended Practices
  • STP Stability Mechanism Recommendations
  • Flex Links
  • Lesson 3: Implementing MST
  • Introducing MST
  • MST Regions
  • STP Instances with MST
  • Extended System ID for MST
  • Configuring MST Path Cost
  • Configuring MST Port Priority
  • MST Protocol Migration
  • MST Recommended Practices

Inter-VLAN Routing

  • Lesson 1: Implementing Inter-VLAN Routing Using a Router
  • Inter-VLAN Routing Using an External Router
  • External Router: Advantages and Disadvantages
  • Lesson 2: Configuring a Switch to Route
  • Switch Virtual Interfaces
  • Routed Switch Ports
  • SVI autostate exclude Command
  • SVI Configuration Checklist
  • Layer 2 EtherChannel vs. Layer 3 EtherChannel
  • Layer 3 EtherChannel Configuration

High-Availability Networks

  • Lesson 1: Configuring Network Time Protocol
  • The Need for Accurate Time
  • Configuring the System Clock Manually
  • Network Time Protocol
  • NTP Modes
  • Securing NTP
  • NTP Source Address
  • NTP Versions
  • NTP in an IPv6 Environment
  • Simple Network Time Protocol
  • SNTP Configuration
  • Lesson 2: Implementing SNMP Version 3
  • SNMP Overview
  • SNMP Versions
  • SNMP Recommendations
  • SNMPv3 Configuration
  • Verifying the SNMPv3 Configuration
  • Lesson 3: Implementing the Cisco IOS IP SLA
  • Cisco IOS IP SLA Introduction
  • IP SLA Source and Responder
  • IP SLA Operation with Responder
  • IP SLA Responder Time Stamps
  • Configuring Authentication for the IP SLA
  • Configuration Example: UDP Jitter
  • Lesson 4: Implementing Port Mirroring for Monitoring Support
  • What Is SPAN?
  • SPAN Terminology
  • Remote SPAN
  • Local SPAN Configuration
  • Verifying the Local SPAN Configuration
  • RSPAN Configuration
  • Verifying the RSPAN Configuration
  • Lesson 5: Verifying Switch Virtualization
  • The Need for Logical Switching Architectures
  • What Is StackWise?
  • StackWise Benefits
  • Verifying StackWise
  • Redundant Switch Supervisors
  • Supervisor Redundancy Modes
  • What Is VSS?
  • VSS Benefits
  • Verifying VSS

First Hop Redundancy Protocol Implementation

  • Lesson 1: Configuring Layer 3 Redundancy with HSRP
  • The Need for First-Hop Redundancy
  • The Idea Behind the First-Hop Redundancy Process
  • HSRP State Transition
  • HSRP and STP
  • Load Sharing with HSRP
  • The Need for Interface Tracking with HSRP
  • HSRP Interface Tracking
  • HSRP and Object Tracking
  • HSRP Authentication
  • HSRP Timers
  • HSRP Versions
  • Lesson 2: Configuring Layer 3 Redundancy with VRRP
  • About VRRP
  • Tracking and VRRP
  • VRRP Interface-Tracking Configuration
  • Lesson 3: Configuring Layer 3 Redundancy with GLBP
  • Introducing GLBP
  • GLBP vs. HSRP
  • GLBP States
  • GLBP Load-Balancing Options
  • GLBP Authentication
  • GLBP and STP
  • Tracking and GLBP
  • Lesson 4: Configuring First Hop Redundancy Protocol for IPv6
  • IPv6 Native First-Hop Redundancy
  • Why FHRP in IPv6?
  • HSRP for IPv6
  • GLBP for IPv6

Campus Network Security

  • Lesson 1: Implementing Port Security
  • Overview of Switch Security Issues
  • Recommended Practices for Switch Security
  • Unauthorized Access by Rogue Devices
  • Switch Attack Categories
  • MAC Flooding Attack
  • Introducing Port Security
  • Port Error Conditions
  • Error-Disabled Port Automatic Recovery
  • Port Access Lists
  • Configure Port Access Lists
  • Lesson 2: Implementing Storm Control
  • Storm Control
  • Configuring Storm Control
  • Verifying Storm Control Behavior
  • Lesson 3: Implementing Access to External Authentication
  • AAA Framework Overview
  • Benefits of AAA Usage
  • Authentication Options
  • RADIUS and TACACS+
  • Enabling AAA and Configuring a Local User for Fallback
  • Configuring RADIUS for Console and vty Access
  • Configuring TACACS+ for Console and vty Access
  • Configuring Authorization and Accounting
  • Limitations of TACACS+ and RADIUS
  • Identity-Based Networking
  • IEEE 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
  • IEEE 802.1X Configuration Checklist
  • Lesson 4: Mitigating Spoofing Attacks
  • DHCP Spoofing Attacks
  • DHCP Snooping
  • DHCP Snooping Configuration
  • IP Source Guard
  • IP
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