Overview
This is a five-day course designed to help students prepare to plan, configure, and verify the implementation of complex enterprise switching solutions for campus environments using the Cisco Enterprise Campus Architecture. Hands-on labs are incorporated along with lab debrief sessions to ensure delegates obtain the full benefit from the practice scenarios.
Pre-Requisites
Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:
- ICND1 Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 1
- ICND2 Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 2
Or
- CCNABC Cisco CCNA Certification Fast Track Programme
Practical experience in installing, operating and maintaining Cisco routers & switches in an enterprise environment is recommended.
Content
Analyzing Campus Network Designs
- Enterprise Campus Architecture
- Cisco Lifecycle and Network Implementation
- Lab 1-1 debrief
Implementing VLANs in Campus Networks
- Applying Best Practices for VLAN Topologies
- Configuring Private VLans
- Configuring Link Aggregation with EtherChannel
- Lab 2-1 debrief
- Lab 2-2 debrief
- Lab 2-3 debrief
Implementing Spanning Tree
- Spanning Tree Protocol Enhancements
- Describing STP Stability Mechanisms
- Lab 3-1 debrief
- Lab 3-2 debrief
- Lab 3-3 debrief
Implementing Inter-VLAN Routing
- Describing Routing Between VLANs
- Deploying Multilayer Switching with Cisco Express Forwarding
- Lab 4-1 debrief
- Lab 4-2 debrief
Implementing a Highly Available Network
- Understanding High Availability
- Implementing High Availability
- Implementing Network Monitoring
- Lab 5-1 debrief
Implementing Layer 3 High Availability
- Configuring Layer 3 Redundancy with HSRP
- Configuring Layer 3 redundancy with VRRP and GLBP
- Lab 6-1 debrief
- Lab 6-2 debrief
Minimizing Service Loss and Data Theft in a campus Network
- Understanding Switch Security Issues
- Protecting Against VLAN Attacks
- Protecting Against Spoof Attacks
- Securing Network Services
- Lab 7-1 debrief
Accomodating Voice and Video in Campus Networks
- Planning for Support of Voice in a Campus Network
- Integrating and Verifying VoIP in a Campus Infrastructure
- Working with Specialists to Accomodate Voice and Video on campus Switches
- Lab 8-1 debrief
Integrating Wireless LANs into a Campus Network
- Comparing WLANs with Campus Networks
- Assessing the impact of WLANs on Campus Infrastructure
- Preparing the Campus Infrastructure for WLANs
- Lab 9-1 debrief
Labs
- Lab 1-1: New Hire Test
- lab 2-1: Design and implement VLANs, trunks, and EtherChannel
- Lab 2-2: Troubleshoot Common VLAN Configuration and Security Issues
- Lab 2-3: Implement Private VLANs
- Lab 3-1: Implement Multiple Spanning Tree
- Lab 3-2: Implement PVRST+
- Lab 3-3: Troubleshoot Spanning Tree Issues
- Lab 4-1: Implement Inter-VLAN Routing
- Lab 4-2: Troubleshooting Inter-VLAN Routing
- lab 5-1: Implementing High Availability and Reporting in a Network Design
- Lab 6-1: Implement and Tune HSRP
- Lab 6-2: Implementing VRRP
- Lab 7-1: Secure Network Switches to Mitigate Security Attacks
- Lab 8-1: Plan implementation and Verification of VoIP in a Campus Network
- Lab 9-1: Integrating Wireless in the Campus
Objectives
After you complete this course you will be able to:
- Analyze Campus Network Designs
- Implement VLANs in campus networks
- Implement Spanning Tree
- Implement Inter-VLAN routing in a campus network
- Implement a highly available network
- Implement high-availability technologies and techniques using multilayer switches in a campus environment
- Implement security features in a switched network
- Integrate WLANs into a campus network
- Accommodate voice and video in campus networks
Target Audience
This course is intended for Network Professionals who need to implement and support switch based solutions within a given network design using Cisco IOS services and features.
Certification
Recommended preparation for exam(s):
- 642-813 SWITCH - Implementing Cisco Switched Networks
This exam is required for those delegates wishing to achieve either the Cisco Certified Network Professional or the Cisco Certified Design Professional Certifications
Follow on Courses
The following courses are recommended for further study:
- ROUTE Implementing Cisco IP Routing(CCNP,CCDP,CCIP)
- TSHOOT Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks(CCNP)
- ARCH Designing Cisco Network Architectures (CCDP) )
