Book III
Switching with Cisco Switches
Contents at a Glance
Chapter 1: Introducing Layer 2 Switches
Layer 2 — Data Link Layer Review
Purpose of a Layer 2 Switch
Basic Switch Functions
Managing Port Security
Transmitting Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast
Chapter 2: Managing a Switch Using Cisco IOS
Best Practice for Using Cisco Switches
Connecting to a Cisco Switch
Cisco Switch Startup Process
Configuring a Cisco Switch
Managing Cisco Switch Authentication
Chapter 3: Controlling Network Traffic with Cisco Switches
Sending to MAC Addresses in Remote Networks
Deciding the Fate of Frames
Switching in Half-Duplex and Full-Duplex Modes
Avoiding Loops with Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
Chapter 4: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
Introducing the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
STP Operation Flow
Introducing Cisco Options for STP
Introducing Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
EtherChannel
Monitoring STP
Chapter 5: Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
Introducing Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
Benefits of VLANs
Managing VLANs
Identifying VLANs
VLAN Trunking
VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
Routing Traffic from One VLAN to Another
Chapter 6: Voice over IP (VoIP)
Introducing Voice over IP (VoIP)
VoIP Requires Quality of Service (QoS)
Cisco IP Phone
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
Configuring VoIP on Cisco Switches
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting a Switch Using Cisco IOS
Troubleshooting Cisco Switches ...
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