Building Cisco Multilayered Switched Networks

Audience
Network engineers, LAN professionals, Application developers, programmers, project leaders and other technical individuals that will need to acquire the necessary skills for the Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP exam series.
   

Duration

 5 Days
   
Course Abstract
BCMSN is a qualifying exam for the Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP as well as the Cisco Certified Design Professional CCDP certifications. The BCMSN exam (642-811) will test materials covered under the new Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) CCNP course. The exam will certify that the successful candidate has important knowledge and skills necessary to build scalable multilayer switched networks; create and deploy a global intranet, and implement basic troubleshooting techniques in environments that use Cisco multilayer switches for client hosts and services. The exam covers topics on switching technology, implementation and operation, planning and design, and troubleshooting.

   
Objectives

After completing this course the student should be able to:

  • Understand the principles of classful and classless routing and the difference between link-state and distance vector protocol behavior
  • Select and configure the appropriate services for simplifying IP address management at branch offices by proper address allocation and summarization
  • Implement the appropriate technologies for a scalable, routed network that uses link-state protocols and redistribution
  • Configure edge routers to properly interconnect to a BGP network through either a single or multihomed interconnection
  • Control and optimize routing update information by implementing filters, metrics, and policy-based routing and changing administrative distance
  • Examine case studies that show you how to build a scalable internetwork including multiple routing protocols
   
Class Format Lecture and Lab
   
Prerequisites

Working knowledge of Cisco networking protocols.
Course Topics

The following list represents the sections and topics discussed in this onsite instructor-led course offering:
 

Module 1: Bridging/Switching

  • Describe the aspects of the Enterprise Composite Model and AAVID architecture
  • Understand the physical and data-link properties of switching
  • Explain the operations of the Switching Database Manager
  • Explain the features and functionality of VLANs and VTP versions 1 and 2
  • Configure VLAN and VTP on a Native IOS switch
  • Configure ISL and 802.1q trunking
  • Explain the operations of IEEE 802.1d
  • Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Understand and configure enhancements to STP such as Multiple Spanning Tree (MST), Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1w), Fast Ether Channel PortFast, UplinkFast, BackboneFast, BPDU Guard, and Root Guard
  • Tune and troubleshoot STP
 
   

Module 2: Multilayer Switching

  • Describe multilayer switching components and operations
  • Configure and verify MLS and CEF-Based MLS
  • Configure inter-VLAN Layer 3 routing
  • Describe how to implement redundancy in a Multilayer switched network with redundant switch Supervisor engine, modules, power supplies, and protocols such Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP), Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), and Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)
  
   

Module 3: AVVID Services and Applications in a switched environment

  • Describe IP multicast operations and protocols such as IGMP,CGMP, PIM-DM and PIM-SM
  • Configure and monitor IP multicast
  • Explain the challenges and practices to provide QoS for Cisco IP Telephony in a switched environment
  • Describe and configure auxiliary VLANs
  • Describe the IntServ and DiffServ QoS architectures
  • Configure and troubleshoot QoS features such as queuing and policy maps
  
   

Module 4: Optimizing and Securing Multilayer Switched Networks

  • Monitor network performance with SPAN, VSPAN, and RSPAN
  • Configure AAA services on a multilayer switch
  • Configure access-lists and private VLANs
  
   

Module 5: Transparent LAN/Metro Ethernet Services

  • Describe Transparent LAN Services and how they are implemented in a service provider network
  • Describe Tag Stacking (Q-in-Q tunneling)