SWITCH - Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks 2.0

Description:

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Routing and Switching certification (version 2.0) validates the ability to plan, implement, verify and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks and work collaboratively with specialists on advanced security, voice, wireless and video solutions. The CCNP Routing and Switching certification is appropriate for those with at least one year of networking experience who are ready to advance their skills and work independently on complex network solutions. Those who achieve CCNP Routing and Switching have demonstrated the skills required in enterprise roles such as network engineer, support engineer, systems engineer or network technician. The routing and switching protocol knowledge from this certification will provide a lasting foundation as these skills are equally relevant in the physical networks of today and the virtualized network functions of tomorrow.

Course Objectives:

• Describe the hierarchical campus structure, basic switch operation, use of SDM templates, PoE, and LLDP
• Implement VLANs, trunks, explain VTP, implement DHCP in IPv4 and IPv6 environment, and configure port aggregation
• Implement and optimize STP mechanism that best suits your network - PVSTP+, RPVSTP+, or MSTP
• Configure routing on a multilayer switch
• Configure NTP, SNMP, IP SLA, port mirroring, and verify StackWise and VSS operation
• Implement First Hop redundancy in IPv4 and IPv6 environments
• Secure campus network according to recommended practices 

OUTLINE:

Part 1: Designing Campus Networks

• Enterprise Campus Network Design
• Switch Operation
• Switch Port Configuration

Part 2: Building a Campus Network

• VLANs and Trunks
• VLAN Trunking Protocol

Part 3: Working with Redundant Links

• Traditional Spanning Tree Protocol
• Spanning-Tree Configuration
• Protecting the Spanning Tree Protocol Topology
• Advanced Spanning Tree Protocol
• Aggregating Switch Links

Part 4: Multilayer Switching

• Multilayer Switching
• Configuring DHCP

Part 5: Monitoring Campus Networks

• Logging Switch Activity
• Managing Switches wiht SNMP
• Monitoring Performance with IP SLA
• Using Port Mirroring to Monitor Traffic

Part 6: Implementing High Availability

• Understanding High Availability
• Layer 3 High Availability

Part 7: Securing Switched Networks

• Securig Switch Access
• Securing VLANs
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• Preventing Spoofing Attacks
• Managing Switch Users

Part 8: Final Preparation