CCNP Routing and Switching SWITCH 300-115 Official Cert Guide

Contents at a Glance

Introduction xxiv

Part I Designing Campus Networks

Chapter 1 Enterprise Campus Network Design 3

Chapter 2 Switch Operation 29

Chapter 3 Switch Port Configuration 55

Part II Building a Campus Network

Chapter 4 VLANs and Trunks 89

Chapter 5 VLAN Trunking Protocol 123

Part III Working with Redundant Links

Chapter 6 Traditional Spanning Tree Protocol 147

Chapter 7 Spanning-Tree Configuration 177

Chapter 8 Protecting the Spanning Tree Protocol Topology 203

Chapter 9 Advanced Spanning Tree Protocol 219

Chapter 10 Aggregating Switch Links 241

Part IV Multilayer Switching

Chapter 11 Multilayer Switching 265

Chapter 12 Configuring DHCP 289

Part V Monitoring Campus Networks

Chapter 13 Logging Switch Activity 305

Chapter 14 Managing Switches with SNMP 321

Chapter 15 Monitoring Performance with IP SLA 333

Chapter 16 Using Port Mirroring to Monitor Traffic 349

Part VI Implementing High Availability

Chapter 17 Understanding High Availability 365

Chapter 18 Layer 3 High Availability 381

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Part VII Securing Switched Networks

Chapter 19 Securing Switch Access 411

Chapter 20 Securing VLANs 431

Chapter 21 Preventing Spoofing Attacks 449

Chapter 22 Managing Switch Users 461

Part VIII Final Preparation

Chapter 23 Final Preparation 475

Part IX Appendixes

Appendix A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes 481

Appendix B Exam Updates 489

Glossary 493

Index 504

CD-Only Appendixes

Appendix C Memory Tables

Appendix D Memory Table Answer Key

Appendix E Study Planner

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Introduction xxiv
Part I Designing Campus Networks

Chapter 1 Enterprise Campus Network Design 3 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 3 Foundation Topics 7
Hierarchical Network Design 7 Predictable Network Model 9 Access Layer 12 Distribution Layer 12 Core
Layer 12 Modular Network Design 13 Sizing a Switch Block 16 Switch Block Redundancy 18 Network
Core 20 Collapsed Core 23 Core Size in a Campus Network 24 Cisco Products in a Hierarchical Network
Design 24 Exam Preparation Tasks 27 Review All Key Topics 27 Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
27 Define Key Terms 27

Chapter 2 Switch Operation 29 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 29 Foundation Topics 32 Layer 2 Switch
Operation 32 Transparent Bridging 32 Follow That Frame! 35 Multilayer Switch Operation 36 Types of
Multilayer Switching 36 Follow That Packet! 37 Multilayer Switching Exceptions 39 Tables Used in
Switching 40 Content-Addressable Memory 40 Ternary Content-Addressable Memory 41 TCAM
Structure 42 TCAM Example 43 Port Operations in TCAM 44

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Managing Switching Tables 45 CAM Table Operation 45 TCAM Operation 48 Managing Switching Table
Sizes 49 Exam Preparation Tasks 52 Review All Key Topics 52 Complete Tables and Lists from Memory 52
Define Key Terms 52 Use Command Reference to Check Your Memory 52

Chapter 3 Switch Port Configuration 55 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 55 Foundation Topics 59
Ethernet Concepts 59 Ethernet Overview 59 Scaling Ethernet 60 Fast Ethernet 60 Gigabit Ethernet 61 10-
Gigabit Ethernet 62 Beyond 10-Gigabit Ethernet 63 Duplex Operation over Ethernet Links 63 Connecting
Switches and Devices 65 Ethernet Port Cables and Connectors 65 Switch Port Configuration 66 Selecting
Ports to Configure 66 Identifying Ports 68 Port Speed 68 Port Duplex Mode 69 Managing Error
Conditions on a Switch Port 69 Detecting Error Conditions 69 Automatically Recover from Error
Conditions 70 Enable and Use the Switch Port 71 Troubleshooting Port Connectivity 71 Looking for the
Port State 71 Looking for Speed and Duplex Mismatches 72 Discovering Connected Devices 73 Cisco
Discovery Protocol 73 Link Layer Discovery Protocol 75

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Using Power over Ethernet 77 How PoE Works 78 Detecting a Powered Device 79 Configuring PoE 80
Verifying PoE 81 Exam Preparation Tasks 84 Review All Key Topics 84 Complete Tables and Lists from
Memory 84 Define Key Terms 84 Use Command Reference to Check Your Memory 85

Part II Building a Campus Network

Chapter 4 VLANs and Trunks 89 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 89 Foundation Topics 95 Virtual LANs 95
VLAN Membership 96 Static VLANs 96 Configuring Static VLANs 97 Dynamic VLANs 99 Deploying VLANs
99 End-to-End VLANs 100 Local VLANs 101 VLAN Trunks 101 VLAN Frame Identification 103 Inter-Switch
Link Protocol 103 IEEE 802.1Q Protocol 104 Dynamic Trunking Protocol 105 VLAN Trunk Configuration
106 Configuring a VLAN Trunk 106 Trunk Configuration Example 108 Troubleshooting VLANs and Trunks
110 Voice VLANs 112 Voice VLAN Configuration 113 Verifying Voice VLAN Operation 115 Wireless VLANs
117 Exam Preparation Tasks 119 Review All Key Topics 119