Introduction xvii
Self-Assessment xxix
Chapter 1
Cisco Certification Exams 1
Assessing Exam-Readiness 2
The Exam Situation 3
Exam Layout And Design 4
Exam-Taking Basics 5
Question-Handling Strategies 6
Mastering The Inner Game 7
Additional Resources 8
Chapter 2
The Campus Network 11
Traditional Campus Networks And Their Issues 12
LAN Segmentation 16
New Switching Technologies 21
Practice Questions 24
Need To Know More? 29
Chapter 3
Cisco Switching Products 31
Catalyst 1900/2820 Series Switches 32
Catalyst 2900XL/3500XL Series Switches 34
Catalyst 2900 And 5000 Series Switches 36
Catalyst 4000 And 6000 Series Switches 40
Catalyst 8500 Series Switches 43
Practice Questions 45
Need To Know More? 50
Chapter 4
Hierarchical Network Design 51
Requirements Of The New Campus Model 52
The Hierarchical Design Of The Campus Network 54
Putting The Layers Together 58
Core Scalability And Limitations 60
Practice Questions 66
Need To Know More? 71
Chapter 5
Physical Connectivity 73
LAN Technologies 74
Ethernet 76
Fast Ethernet 78
Gigabit Ethernet 79
Making Connections To The Switches 81
Practice Questions 86
Need To Know More? 92
Chapter 6
Overview Of The Command-Line Interfaces 93
CiscoWorks For Switched Internetworks 94
Overview Of The 5000 CLI 95
Overview Of The 1900/2820 And 2900XL CLI 100
Practice Questions 106
Need To Know More? 112
Chapter 7
Initial Switch Configuration 113
Configuring The 5000 Switches 114
Configuring The 1900/2820 And 2900XL Switches 119
Testing Connectivity And Troubleshooting 125
Practice Questions 130
Need To Know More? 135
Chapter 8
Virtual LANs 137
Purpose Of VLANs 138
Placement Of VLANs 140
Implementation Of VLANs 143
Configuring Static VLANs 145
Trunk Connections 150
Trunking Configuration 153
Practice Questions 158
Need To Know More? 164
Chapter 9
VLAN Trunk Protocol 165
VLAN Overview 166
VTP Overview 167
Catalyst 5000 VTP Configuration 173
Catalyst 1900/2820 And 2900XL VTP Configuration 178
Practice Questions 180
Need To Know More? 187
Chapter 10
The Spanning Tree Protocol 189
Transparent Bridging 190
Spanning Tree Protocol And Its Advantages 191
Different Components Of The Protocol 192
Running The Algorithm 194
Port States 198
Convergence Issues 199
Practice Questions 201
Need To Know More? 207
Chapter 11
Spanning Tree Configuration 209
Spanning Trees 210
Enabling And Disabling STP 212
Root Bridge Selection 214
Influencing Paths Chosen To The Root Bridge 215
Timing Parameters 217
Verification Of STP 219
Practice Questions 221
Need To Know More? 226
Chapter 12
Spanning Tree Enhancements 227
EtherChannels 228
VLAN Load Balancing Across Trunks 232
STP Enhancements 234
Practice Questions 242
Need To Know More? 248
Chapter 13
Routing Between VLANs 249
Routing Considerations 250
Client End-Station Issues 251
Route Processor Issues 251
Configuring Routing Between VLANs 254
Practice Questions 258
Need To Know More? 263
Chapter 14
Multilayer Switching 265
MLS Overview 266
MLS Components 267
MLS Process 268
MLS Limitations 274
Practice Questions 278
Need To Know More? 284
Chapter 15
Configuring Multilayer Switching 285
Configuring The MLS-RP 286
Configuring The MLS-SE 290
Practice Questions 297
Need To Know More? 303
Chapter 16
Layer 3 Redundancy 305
Problems Of Traditional RP Redundancy 306
Cisco誷 Solution For Layer 3 Redundancy 307
HSRP Operation 308
HSRP Configuration 311
Verifying HSRP 315
Practice Questions 316
Need To Know More? 322
Chapter 17
Campus Security 323
Security Policy 324
Distribution Layer Security 325
Access Layer Security 330
Network Device Security 331
Practice Questions 336
Need To Know More? 340
Chapter 18
Multicasting Overview 341
Concerns Of Multicast Environments 342
Overview Of Traffic Types 344
Multicast Addressing 346
Discovering Multicast Clients 349
Practice Questions 356
Need To Know More? 361
Chapter 19
Multicasting, Routers, And Switches 363
Overview Of Routing Multicast Traffic 364
Multicast Routing Protocols 368
Multicasting And Switches 373
Practice Questions 376
Need To Know More? 381
Chapter 20
Setting Up Multicast Networks 383
Configuring Your RPs 384
Configuring CGMP 392
Practice Questions 396
Need To Know More? 400
Chapter 21
Sample Test 401
Questions, Questions, Questions 402
Picking Proper Answers 402
Decoding Ambiguity 403
Working Within The Framework 404
Deciding What To Memorize 404
Preparing For The Test 405
Taking The Test 405
Sample Test 406
Chapter 22
Answer Key 425
Appendix
Conversion Charts 443
Glossary 445
Index 465