Introduction xvii Self-Assessment xxix Chapter 1 Cisco Certification Exams 1 Assessing Exam-Readiness 2 The Exam Situation 3 Exam Layout And Design 4 Exam-Taking Basics 5 Question-Handling Strategies 6 Mastering The Inner Game 7 Additional Resources 8 Chapter 2 The Campus Network 11 Traditional Campus Networks And Their Issues 12 LAN Segmentation 16 New Switching Technologies 21 Practice Questions 24 Need To Know More? 29 Chapter 3 Cisco Switching Products 31 Catalyst 1900/2820 Series Switches 32 Catalyst 2900XL/3500XL Series Switches 34 Catalyst 2900 And 5000 Series Switches 36 Catalyst 4000 And 6000 Series Switches 40 Catalyst 8500 Series Switches 43 Practice Questions 45 Need To Know More? 50 Chapter 4 Hierarchical Network Design 51 Requirements Of The New Campus Model 52 The Hierarchical Design Of The Campus Network 54 Putting The Layers Together 58 Core Scalability And Limitations 60 Practice Questions 66 Need To Know More? 71 Chapter 5 Physical Connectivity 73 LAN Technologies 74 Ethernet 76 Fast Ethernet 78 Gigabit Ethernet 79 Making Connections To The Switches 81 Practice Questions 86 Need To Know More? 92 Chapter 6 Overview Of The Command-Line Interfaces 93 CiscoWorks For Switched Internetworks 94 Overview Of The 5000 CLI 95 Overview Of The 1900/2820 And 2900XL CLI 100 Practice Questions 106 Need To Know More? 112 Chapter 7 Initial Switch Configuration 113 Configuring The 5000 Switches 114 Configuring The 1900/2820 And 2900XL Switches 119 Testing Connectivity And Troubleshooting 125 Practice Questions 130 Need To Know More? 135 Chapter 8 Virtual LANs 137 Purpose Of VLANs 138 Placement Of VLANs 140 Implementation Of VLANs 143 Configuring Static VLANs 145 Trunk Connections 150 Trunking Configuration 153 Practice Questions 158 Need To Know More? 164 Chapter 9 VLAN Trunk Protocol 165 VLAN Overview 166 VTP Overview 167 Catalyst 5000 VTP Configuration 173 Catalyst 1900/2820 And 2900XL VTP Configuration 178 Practice Questions 180 Need To Know More? 187 Chapter 10 The Spanning Tree Protocol 189 Transparent Bridging 190 Spanning Tree Protocol And Its Advantages 191 Different Components Of The Protocol 192 Running The Algorithm 194 Port States 198 Convergence Issues 199 Practice Questions 201 Need To Know More? 207 Chapter 11 Spanning Tree Configuration 209 Spanning Trees 210 Enabling And Disabling STP 212 Root Bridge Selection 214 Influencing Paths Chosen To The Root Bridge 215 Timing Parameters 217 Verification Of STP 219 Practice Questions 221 Need To Know More? 226 Chapter 12 Spanning Tree Enhancements 227 EtherChannels 228 VLAN Load Balancing Across Trunks 232 STP Enhancements 234 Practice Questions 242 Need To Know More? 248 Chapter 13 Routing Between VLANs 249 Routing Considerations 250 Client End-Station Issues 251 Route Processor Issues 251 Configuring Routing Between VLANs 254 Practice Questions 258 Need To Know More? 263 Chapter 14 Multilayer Switching 265 MLS Overview 266 MLS Components 267 MLS Process 268 MLS Limitations 274 Practice Questions 278 Need To Know More? 284 Chapter 15 Configuring Multilayer Switching 285 Configuring The MLS-RP 286 Configuring The MLS-SE 290 Practice Questions 297 Need To Know More? 303 Chapter 16 Layer 3 Redundancy 305 Problems Of Traditional RP Redundancy 306 Cisco誷 Solution For Layer 3 Redundancy 307 HSRP Operation 308 HSRP Configuration 311 Verifying HSRP 315 Practice Questions 316 Need To Know More? 322 Chapter 17 Campus Security 323 Security Policy 324 Distribution Layer Security 325 Access Layer Security 330 Network Device Security 331 Practice Questions 336 Need To Know More? 340 Chapter 18 Multicasting Overview 341 Concerns Of Multicast Environments 342 Overview Of Traffic Types 344 Multicast Addressing 346 Discovering Multicast Clients 349 Practice Questions 356 Need To Know More? 361 Chapter 19 Multicasting, Routers, And Switches 363 Overview Of Routing Multicast Traffic 364 Multicast Routing Protocols 368 Multicasting And Switches 373 Practice Questions 376 Need To Know More? 381 Chapter 20 Setting Up Multicast Networks 383 Configuring Your RPs 384 Configuring CGMP 392 Practice Questions 396 Need To Know More? 400 Chapter 21 Sample Test 401 Questions, Questions, Questions 402 Picking Proper Answers 402 Decoding Ambiguity 403 Working Within The Framework 404 Deciding What To Memorize 404 Preparing For The Test 405 Taking The Test 405 Sample Test 406 Chapter 22 Answer Key 425 Appendix Conversion Charts 443 Glossary 445 Index 465