MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

CNT220  2007 Fall – 2010 Summer II

Cisco CCNP: Building Multilayer Switched Networks

1.

Explain basic routing and switching concepts in a Multi-layer switching internetwork. (I)

2.

Design a campus network utilizing multi-layer components. (II)

3.

Explain the services that enable connectivity and traffic transport in a multi-layer switched campus design. (III)

4.

Implement a switched network, demonstrating Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) and trunking technologies. (III)

5.

Demonstrate the management of Layer 2 network traffic using Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP). (IV)

6.

Describe and configure switch infrastructure to support voice. (V)

7.

Implement high availability technologies and techniques using multilayer switches in a campus environment. (III, IV)

8.

Explain implementation and configuration of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) in an Enterprise network. (VII)

9.

Demonstrate monitoring and security of a switched network. (VI)

10.

Understand how to control access to a campus network. (VII)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

CNT220  2007 Fall – 2010 Summer II

Cisco CCNP: Building Multilayer Switched Networks

I. Internetworking Concepts

A. Routing

1. Physical connectivity

2. WAN design configurations

3. Hardware solutions

4. Cisco IOS features

B. Switching

1. Physical connectivity

2. Multi-layer

a. Deploying Cisco express forwarding (CEF)

b. Multilayer switching (MLS)

3. Hardware solutions

4. Cisco IOS features

C. Transparent LAN services

II. Campus Networks and Design Models

A. Switching technologies

1. Multi-layer components

2. Layers 2, 3, and 4

3. Flow masks

4. Functions

5. Quality of Service (QoS)

B. Hardware

1. Connectivity

2. Configuring

3. Maintaining

C. Building-block approach

1. Switch block

2. Core block

3. Scaling campus networks

4. Cisco IOS features

III. Campus Network Connectivity Services

A. Trunking

1. Types

2. Configurations

3. Protocols standards

a. VLAN trunking protocol (VTP)

b. Dynamic trunking protocol (DTP)

c. Insight + Strategy + Logic. (ISL) and IEEE 802.1Q

B. VLANs

1. Operations and types

2. Routing

3. Configurations Virtual Local Area Network (VLANs) and VLAN Management Policy Server (VMPS)

4. Integrity

5. Security

6. InterVLAN routing

a. Methods

b. Configuring

c. Troubleshooting

7. Troubleshooting common VLAN configuration errors

IV. Network Management in a Switched Network

A. Spanning tree

1. Functions and processes

2. Configurations

a. IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning-Tree (RSTP)

b. PVST+

c. IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree (MST)

3. Configurations

4. Convergence

5. Performance tuning

a. PortFast

b. UplinkFast

c. BackboneTast

6. EtherChannel

7. Troubleshooting

B. Redundancy

1. Module redundancy in a multi-layer switched network

2. Methods of implementing router redundancy in a switched network

3. Hot standby routing protocol (HSRP)

a. Fault tolerant functions

b. Configurations

c. Design

d. Troubleshooting

4. Configuring Virtual Routing Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

5. Configuring Gateway Load Balancing

V. Configuring Campus Switches to support Voice

A. Voice quality issues

1. Cisco IP telephony

2. QoS (Quality of Service)

3. Design issues

4. Implementing

B. Planning for implementation of voice in a campus network

VI. Monitoring and Security

A. Understanding switch security issues

B. Protecting against VLAN and spoof attacks

C. Securing network switches

1. Remote management

2. User access

3. Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)

4. 802.1X Port-based authentication

D. STP security mechanisms and preventing STP forwarding loops

VII. Wireless LANs

A. Introducing Wireless LANs (WLANs)

B. Describing WLAN topologies

C. Explaining WLAN technology standards