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CCNP Switching Study Guide
- Frontmatter
  - Acknowledgments
  - Introduction
    - Cisco-A Brief History
    - Cisco's Network Support Certifications
    - Cisco's Network Design Certifications
    - What Does This Book Cover?
    - Where Do You Take the Exams?
    - Tips for Taking Your CCNP Exam
    - How to Use This Book
    - What's on the CD?
    - How to Contact the Authors
  - Assessment Test
  - Answers to Assessment Test
- Chapter 1: The Campus Network
  - Campus Internetworks
  - Looking Backwards at Traditional Campus Networks
    - Performance Problems and Solutions
  - The New Campus Model
    - Network Services
  - Switching Technologies
    - Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model
    - Layer 2 Switching
    - Routing
    - Layer 3 Switching
    - Layer 4 Switching
    - Multi-Layer Switching (MLS)
  - The Cisco Hierarchical Model
    - Three-Layer Hierarchical Model
  - Cisco Catalyst Products
    - Access Layer Switches
    - Distribution Layer Switches
    - Core Layer Switches
  - The Building Block
    - Switch Block
    - Core Block
    - Scaling Layer 2 Backbones
    - Scaling Layer 3 Backbones
  - Summary
    - Key Terms
  - Written Lab
    - Lab 1.1: Switching Definitions
    - Lab 1.2: Cisco's Three-Layer Model
    - Lab 1.3: Theory
  - Review Questions
  - Answers to Written Lab
    - Answers to Lab 1.1
    - Answers to Lab 1.2
    - Answers to Lab 1.3
  - Answers to Review Questions
- Chapter 2: Connecting the Switch Block
  - Cable Media
    - The Background of IEEE Ethernet
    - Switched Ethernet
  - Using Ethernet Media in Your Internetwork
    - 10BaseT
    - FastEthernet
    - Gigabit Ethernet
  - Connecting and Logging In to a Switch
    - Cabling the Switch Block Devices
    - Cisco IOS- and Set-Based Commands
  - Summary
    - Key Terms
    - Commands Used in This Chapter
  - Written Lab
  - Hands-On Lab
  - Review Questions
  - Answers to Written Lab
  - Answers to Review Questions
- Chapter 3: VLANs
  - The Benefits of Virtual LANs
    - Broadcast Control
    - Security
    - Flexibility and Scalability
    - The Collapsed Backbone and the VLAN
  - Scaling the Switch Block
    - Defining VLAN Boundaries
    - VLAN Memberships
    - Configuring Static VLANs
  - Identifying VLANs
    - Frame Tagging
    - VLAN Identification Methods
  - Trunking
    - Configuring Trunk Ports
    - Clearing VLANs from Trunk Links
    - Verifying Trunk Links
  - VLAN Trunk Protocol (VTP)
    - VTP Modes of Operation
    - VTP Advertisements
    - Configuration Revision Number
    - Configuring VTP
    - Adding to a VTP Domain
    - VTP Pruning
  - Summary
    - Key Terms
    - Commands Used in This Chapter
  - Written Lab
  - Hands-On Lab
  - Review Questions
  - Answers to Written Lab
  - Answers to Review Questions
- Chapter 4: Layer 2 Switching and the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
  - Layer 2 LAN Switching
    - Three Switch Functions at Layer 2
  - Spanning Tree Operation
    - Selecting the Root Bridge
    - Selecting the Designated Port
    - Spanning Tree Port States
    - Spanning Tree Example
  - LAN Switch Types
    - Store-and-Forward
    - Cut-Through (Real Time)
    - FragmentFree (Modified Cut-Through)
  - Configuring Spanning Tree
  - Summary
    - Key Terms
    - Commands Used in This Chapter
  - Written Lab
  - Review Questions
  - Answers to Written Lab
  - Answers to Review Questions
- Chapter 5: Using Spanning Tree with VLANs
  - Cisco and IEEE 802.1q Committee
    - Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST)
    - Common Spanning Tree (CST)
    - Per-VLAN Spanning Tree+ (PVST+)
  - Scaling the Spanning Tree Protocol
    - Determining the Root
    - Configuring the Root
    - Setting the Port Cost
    - Setting the Port Priority
    - Changing the STP Timers
  - Redundant Links with STP
    - Parallel Fast EtherChannel Links
    - EtherChannel Guidelines
    - Configuring EtherChannel
    - Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP)
    - PortFast
    - PortFast Configuration
    - UplinkFast
    - UplinkFast Configuration
    - BackboneFast
    - Configuring and Verifying BackboneFast
  - Summary
    - Key Terms
    - Commands Used in This Chapter
  - Written Lab
  - Hands-On Lab
  - Review Questions
  - Answers to Written Lab
  - Answers to Review Questions
- Chapter 6: Inter-VLAN Routing
  - Routing between VLANs
    - Multiple Links
    - A Single Trunked Link
    - Route Switch Modules (RSMs)
  - Inter-Switch Link Routing
    - Configuring ISL
  - Summary
    - Key Terms
    - Commands Used in This Chapter
  - Written Lab
  - Hands-On Lab
    - Lab 6.1: External Inter-VLAN Routing
    - Lab 6.2: Internal Inter-VLAN Routing
  - Review Questions
  - Answers to Written Lab
  - Answers to Review Questions
- Chapter 7: Multi-Layer Switching (MLS)
  - Fundamentals of MLS
    - MLS Requirements
    - MLS Procedures
    - MLSP Discovery
    - XTAGs
    - MLS Cache
    - Disabling MLS
  - MLS-RP Configuration
    - Enabling MLS
    - VTP Domain Assignments
    - VLAN Assignments
    - Interface Configurations
    - MSA Management Interface
    - Verifying the MLS Configuration
    - Access Lists
  - Configuring the MLS Engine
    - Enabling MLS on the MLS-SE
    - Cache Entries
    - Displaying the MLS Cache Entries
    - Removing MLS Cache Entries
  - Acceptable MLS Topologies
  - Summary
    - Key Terms
    - Commands Used in This Chapter
  - Written Lab
  - Hands-On Lab
  - Review Questions
  - Answers to Written Lab
  - Answers to Review Questions
- Chapter 8: Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP)
  - Fault-Tolerant Routing
    - Proxy ARP
    - Dynamic Routing Protocols
    - ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP)
  - HSRP
    - Configuring HSRP
    - Active Router Properties
    - HSRP Tracking
  - HSRP with Multiple Destinations
    - HSRP with Multiple Groups
  - Summary
    - Key Terms
    - Commands Used in This Chapter
  - Written Lab
  - Hands-On Lab
  - Review Questions
  - Answers to Written Lab
  - Answers to Review Questions
- Chapter 9: Multicast
  - Multicast Overview
    - Unicast
    - Broadcast
    - Multicast
  - Multicast Addressing
    - Mapping IP Multicast to Ethernet
  - Managing Multicast in an Internetwork
    - Subscribing and Maintaining Groups
    - Internet Group Management Protocol Version 1 (IGMPv1)
    - Internet Group Management Protocol Version 2 (IGMPv2)
    - Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP)
  - Routing Multicast Traffic
    - Distribution Trees
    - Managing Multicast Delivery
    - Time to Live (TTL)
    - Routing Protocols
    - Sparse Mode Routing Protocols
  - Summary
    - Key Terms
  - Review Questions
  - Answers to Review Questions
- Chapter 10: Configuring Multicast
  - Planning and Preparing for Using IP Multicast
    - End-to-End IP Multicast
  - Configuring IP Multicast Routing
    - Enabling IP Multicast Routing
    - Enabling PIM on an Interface
    - Configuring a Rendezvous Point
    - Configuring TTL
    - Joining a Multicast Group
    - Changing the IGMP Version
    - Enabling CGMP
  - Summary
    - Key Terms
    - Commands Used in This Chapter
  - Written Lab
  - Hands-On Lab
  - Review Questions
  - Answers to Written Lab
  - Answers to Review Questions
- Chapter 11: Access Policies
  - Definition of an Access Policy
    - Applying Policies to the Hierarchical Model
  - Managing Network Devices
    - Physical Security
    - Passwords
    - Privileged Levels
    - Banners
    - Limiting VTY Access
    - Controlling HTTP Access
  - Access Layer Policy
    - Managing the MAC Address Table
  - Distribution Layer Policy
    - Access Lists
    - Route Filtering
  - Summary
    - Key Terms
    - Commands Used in This Chapter
  - Written Lab
  - Review Questions
  - Answers to Written Lab
  - Answers to Review Questions
- Appendix A:Practice Exam
  - Answers to Practice Exam
- Appendix B: Commands Used in This Book
- Appendix C: Internet Multicast Addresses
- Glossary
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