Description

At the end of this course you will be able to implement a level 2 switched network and ensure its reliability through redundancy. You will also see how to implement the QoS necessary for VoIP processing, as well as how to secure the ports of a switch.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

Network technicians and administrators.

Prerequisites

Training objectives

Deploy Enterprise Network Infrastructure with Cisco Multi-Tier Switches Configure distribution and access switches Securing switch ports Implement redundant Ethernet switching Implement QoS

Training program

• Campus networks
  • Evolution of LANs.
  • Bridging, routing and switching.
  • Advantages and disadvantages of the different possibilities.
  • Choose a suitable solution.
  • Organization of a network of switches.
  • Topology rules.
• Building a campus network
  • The elements of the physical layer.
  • From 10MB Ethernet to Gigabit Ethernet.
  • Full Duplex Ethernet.
  • Principles and protocols.
  • Virtual LAN: VLAN.
  • VLAN design criteria (ports, addresses).
  • Extended virtual LANs.
  • VLAN Truncking Protocol (VTP).
  • Mobile access assignment.
  • Dynamic Trunk Protocol (DTP).
  • Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP).
  • Switch-to-switch link.
  • Inter Switch Link (Cisco ISL) or 802.
  • 1.
  • q (IEEE standard ).
  • Link grouping: Ether Channel.
  • Practical work Configuration of a switched network.
  • Implementation of interconnected virtual LANs.
  • VTP configuration.
• Management of redundant links
  • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).
  • Principles, algorithm.
  • Configuring a redundant topology.
  • Implementation precautions.
  • Impact on convergence.
  • PVST+ (Per VLAN Spanning Tree), evolution of Spanning Tree.
  • Inter-VLAN routing.
  • Define working groups.
  • Practical work Redundant Gigabit interconnections of switches.
  • Implementation of STP.
  • Configuration of priorities, management of emergency.
  • Incident handling based on settings.
• Traffic management
  • VLAN-to-VLAN traffic.
  • Integration via a backbone.
  • IP routing performance with multi-level switching.
  • Storm management and associated actions.
  • Configuration of quality of service for data traffic and VoIP traffic.
  • 802 service classes.
  • 1P and their DSCP mapping.
  • Flow marking, prioritization and resource reservation.
  • VoIP VLAN.
  • MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) contributions.
  • IP Switches.
  • Practical work Implementation of different traffic.
  • Performance comparison.
• Reliability
  • The HSRP (Hot Standby Routing Protocol).
  • Implementation of a reliable solution.
  • Validation of failovers.
  • Practical work Configuration of a switch control cluster with transparent fallback by HSRP.
  • Validation of failovers.
  • Configuration of priorities and preemption.
• Network Access Control
  • Filtering mechanisms.
  • Traffic filtering.
  • Standard lists, extended.
  • By address, port, applications, flows.
  • Secure ports and associated actions.
  • Practical work Implementation of access protection by criteria.
  • Filtering on physical access.
  • Traffic filtering.