Ethernet
switch course contents
Ethernet review
Single segment Ethernet, CSMA/CD, Broadcast domains, collision
domains, hubs and repeaters.
Bridges (switches by another name)
What are bridges, frame forwarding and filtering, the forwarding
database.
Configuring switches
Products, accessing the switch, installing the switch, switch
interfaces, connecting PCs using the switch.
Switches
What is a switch? Inside a switch, the backplane, Ports,
buffers, store and forward vs. cut through, fragment free,
adaptive switching, matrix and crosspoint switches, blocking
and non blocking architectures.
More switch configuration
Speed, Full/half duplex, auto negotiation, flow control methods.
MAC based security.
Redundant links
Spanning Tree, Loops, effect, root bridges, bridge port states,
STP reconfiguration. Resilience and load sharing, speeding
STP.
Backbone architectures
Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10Gig, Ethernet bundles.
Managing switches
SNMP, RMON, RMON II.
VLANS
Introduction, reasons for VLANS, configuring VLANS. |
