Chapter 1: LAN Switching (2 Weeks)
1. Interconnections
2. Operation of Bridges
3. Principle of Switching in LANs
4. Switching Techniques
Chapter 2: VLAN (2 Weeks)
1. VLAN Segmentation
2. DTP Protocol (Dynamic Trunking Protocol)
3. VLAN Security and Design
4. Inter-VLAN Routing
Chapter 3: Redundancy in Switched Links (2 Weeks)
1. Hierarchical Network Design: Fault Domains
2. Spanning Tree Protocol
3. Convergence
4. Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
Chapter 4: Link Aggregation (Etherchannel) (2 Weeks)
1. Hierarchical Network Design: Increasing Bandwidth
2. LACP Protocol (Link Aggregation Control Protocol), IEEE Standard (IEEE 802.3ad,
IEEE 802.1AX)
3. PAgP Protocol (Port Aggregation Protocol), Cisco Proprietary
4. Configuration
Chapter 5: Static Routing (4 Weeks)
1. Concept of Routes
2. Static Routing
3. Routing Table
4. Directly Connected Networks
5. Static Routes
Chapter 6: Dynamic Routing (3 Weeks)
1. Introduction
2. Distance Vector Routing
3. Link-State Routing