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.