Chapter 5 VLANs 113 What Is a VLAN? 113 VLAN Types 116 802. 1 Q: VLANs and Vendor Interoperability 121 Justifying the Need for VLANs 123 Moving Users in VLANs 128 Catalyst VLAN Conaguration 136 VMPS and Dynamic VLANs: Advanced Administration 144 Protocol Filtering 152 Review Questions 153 Part II Spanning Tree 157
Chapter 6 Understanding Spanning Tree 159 What Is Spanning Tree and Why Use Spanning Tree? 160 Two Key Spanning-Tree Ptotocol Concepts 164 Four-Step STP Decision Sequence 166 Three Steps of Initial STP Convergence 167 Five STP States 174 Three STP Timers 176 Mastering the show spantree Command 179 Two Types of BPDUs 183 Topology Change Process 187 Using Spanning Tree in Real-World Networks 192 Deterministic Root Bridge Placement 195 AII of This Per VLAN! 198 Exercises 199
Chapter 7 Advanced Spanning Tree 205 Typical Campus Design: A Baseline Network 205 STP Behavior in the Baseline Network: A Spanning Tree Review 208 Spanning Tree Load Balancing 220 Fast STP Convergence 249 Useful STP Display Commands 274 Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus 280 Disabling STP 287 Tips and Tricks: Mastering STP 289 Exercises 293 Pan III Trunking 299
Chapter 9 Trunking with LAN Emulation 945 A Brief ATM Tutorial 346 LANZ: Theory of Operation 363 Configuration Concepts 387 Configuration Syntax 390 A Complete LANZ Network 396 Testing the LANB Configuration 398 Advanced LANS Issues and Features 402 Exercises 410
Chapter 10 Trunking with Multiprotocol Over ATM 415 Why Two ATM Modes? 415 MPOA Components and Model 418 MPOA Configuration 429 Sample MPOA Configuration 438 Troubleshooting an MPOA Network 441 Ensuring the ELANs Are Functional between the Source and the Destination 442 Review Questions 446 Pan IV Advanced Features 449
Chapter 11 Layer 3 Switching 451 Layer 3 Switching Terminology 451 The Imponance of Routing 453 Router-on-a-Stick 454 The RSM 462 When to Use the RSM 467 MLS 467 Switching Routers 502 MLS versus 8500s 506 Catalyst 6000 Layer 3 Switching 512 HSRP 513 Integration between Routing and Bridging 521 Review Questions 535
Chapter 17 Case Studies: Implementing Switches 717 The Design Scenario 718 Should the Flat Earth Model Be Used? 721 Design 1: Using MLS to Blend Layer 2 and Layer 3 Processing 725 Design 2: Maximizing Layer 3 with Catalyst 8500 Switching Routers 774 Summary 803 Pan V Catalyst 6000 Technology