CCNP(TM) Switching Study Guide (Exam 640-504) (Book/CD)

Syngress Media Inc, McGraw-Hill Companies

ISBN:0072125403, Edition: , 2000-12-04

Price: $49.99

Contents

1 Introduction to Emerging Switching Technologies and the Campus Network.
Broadcast Issues
Ethernet Broadcasts
Network Layer Broadcasts
Internetworking Equipment
OSI Model
Physical Layer—Layer 1
Data Link Layer—Layer 2
Network Layer—Layer 3
Transport Layer—Layer 4
Session Layer—Layer 5
Presentation Layer—Layer 6
Application Layer—Layer 7
Hubs
Bridges
Transparent Bridging
Source Route
Translational Bridging
Source Route Transparent
Source Route Translational
Routers
Switches
Store-and-Forward
Cut-Through
Layer 2 VLANs
Layer 3 VLANs
Layer 2
Layer 3
Layer 4
Server Farm Load Balancing
Quality of Service (QoS)
Traffic Shaping
Multilayer Switching
Design Layers
Access Layer
Distribution Layer
Core Layer
Types of Blocks
Switch Blocks
Core Block
WAN Block
Server Block
Legacy Equipment Block

2 Switch Block Concepts

Cabling
Ethernet Connection to Both Switch Types
IP Address
sc0
Description
Defining Link Speed
Full Duplex
Ping
Traceroute
Hostnames/Prompts
Passwords

3 Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)

Creating Virtual LANs
Set-Based and IOS-Based Platforms
Creating VLANs in a Management Domain
Static vs. Dynamic VLANs
Static VLANs
Dynamic VLANs
Trunking
ISL
802.1Q
IEEE 802.10
LANE
DTP
VTP
Server
Client
Transparent Mode
Pruning
Command Details
Set-Based Commands
IOS-Based Commands

4 Redundant Links and the Spanning Tree Protocol

Pros/Cons
Pros
Cons
Redundant Links
Bridging Loops
What Is the Spanning Tree Protocol?
Understanding How STP Works
BPDUs
Bridge Identifier (BID) and the Election of the Root Bridge
Path Cost and the Election of Root Ports
Path Cost and the Election of Designated Ports
Convergence
STP Port States
STP Timers
Spanning Tree per VLAN
Spanning Tree Protocol in Action
Enabling Spanning Tree
PAgP Functionality
Commands Related to Fast EtherChannel
PortFast
Commands to Enable PortFast
UplinkFast
Commands to Enable UplinkFast
BackboneFast
Commands to Enable BackboneFast
set spantree (all of the variables to the command; timers, cost, etc.)
set spantree and the Selection of the Root Bridge
set spantree and Cost
set spantree and the STP Timers
show spantree
show port
show spantree uplinkfast

5 InterVLAN Routing Concepts

Basic Routing Operations
Network Communication within a Common Network
Network Communication between Multiple Networks
Legacy Routing Environments
Router-on-a-Stick
VLAN Routing Environments
External Trunking Routers
Internal Trunking Routers
Catalyst 5000 Series
Catalyst 6000 Series
Catalyst 8500 CSR Series
enable
show running-config
Configure terminal
ip routing
appletalk routing
ipx routing
interface
encapsulation
ip address
ipx network
appletalk
end
<ctrl>-z
show ip route
show ipx route
show appletalk route
ping
traceroute
copy running-config startup-config

6 MultiLayer Switching

MLS Flow Mask
destination-ip
source-destination ip
ip-flow
How Different Hardware Platforms Handle Flows of Data through MLS
MLS-SE
Configuring the MLS-SE for IP MLS
MLS-RP
Configuring the MLS-RP for IP MLS
Configuring the MLS-RP for IPX MLS
MLSP
MLS Topologies
Disabling Combinations
MLS Cache Issues
Optimizing Cache
Set-Based Commands to Configure the MLS-SE
set mls
clear mls
show mls
IOS-Based Commands to Configure the MLS-RP
mls rp ip
mls rp ipx
mls rp vtp-domain <my_domain>
mls rp management-interface
mls rp vlan-id <VLAN_ID>

7 Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP)

Basic Concepts
Basic Configuration
standby [group-number] ip [virtual ip-address [secondary]]
standby [group-number] preempt [delay [delay in seconds]]
standby [group-number] priority [number from 1 to 255]
standby [group-number] timers hellotime holdtime
standby [group-number] authentication string
standby [group-number] track type number [interface-priority]
standby use-bia
show standby
show standby [type number] [group]] [brief]
Verifying HSRP in Switched Environments
Configuration Exercises
Advanced HSRP Configuration Examples
Access List Configuration

8 Switching and Routing IP Multicasting

Converting Multicast to Ethernet Addresses in Binary
Client-Router Protocols
IGMP Version 1
IGMP Version 2
Configuring IGMP
IGMP Version 3
Multicast Switching Protocols
IGMP Snooping
Configuring IGMP Snooping
CGMP
Configuring CGMP
Multicast Routing Basics
Dense Mode
Sparse Mode
Multicast Routing Protocols
Configuring DVMRP
Configuring MOSPF
Configuring PIM Dense Mode
Sparse Mode
show ip route
show ip igmp groups
show ip igmp interface
show ip pim interface
show ip pim neighbor
show ip pim rp
show ip rpf
show ip mroute
show ip mroute summary
show ip mroute active
debug ip igmp
debug ip pim
debug ip mrouting
mtrace
mstat

9 Switch Diagnostics and Remote Management

GET
Set
Traps
MIBs
Web Interface

10 Cisco Switching Product Line

Catalyst 1900 and 2820
Hardware Features of the Catalyst 1900 and 2820
Software Features of the Catalyst 1900 and 2820
Catalyst 2900XL and 3500XL
Cluster Architecture
Hardware Features of the Catalyst 2900XL
Software Features of the Catalyst 2900XL and 3500XL
SET IOS Software Features
Catalyst 4000 Series
Hardware Features of the Catalyst 4003 and 4006
Hardware Features of the Catalyst 4908G-L3 and 4912G
Catalyst 5000 Family
Hardware Features of the Catalyst 2948G
Hardware Features of the Catalyst 5000
Hardware Features of the Catalyst 5500
Catalyst 5000/5500 Series Modules
Catalyst 6000 Family
Hardware Features of the Catalyst 6000
Hardware Features of the Catalyst 6500
Catalyst 6000/6500 Series Modules
Catalyst 8500CSR
Hardware Features of the Catalyst 8510CSR
Hardware Features of the Catalyst 8540CSR