Cisco SWITCH 1.0: Implementing VLANs in Campus Networks

Course details

When a network architect hands off a design to you, you must be able to create an implementation plan based on your knowledge of VLANs. As a Cisco administrator, it is important that you understand the purpose of VLANs and how VLAN implementation can simplify network management and troubleshooting, and can improve network performance. You must be able to create an implementation plan, implement that plan, and then verify the operation of the VLANs and trunks. Sometimes network resources may be located far from where users might need them, and links between switches or between switches and servers can become heavily solicited. The speed of these links can be increased, but only to a certain point. Etherchannel is a technology that allows you to circumvent this issue by creating logical links made up of several physical links. This course explains how to implement VLANs in a network campus. It includes the process on how to create a VLAN implementation plan, implement that plan, and then verify the operation of the VLANs and trunks based on business and technical requirements. Using Etherchannel technology to configure link aggregation is also detailed.

• create a plan for the implementation of VLANs in a campus environment
• configure VLANs
• configure trunks
• configure VTP
• verify VLAN and trunk operations
• create a troubleshooting plan based on an implementation plan
• configure and verify VLAN and trunk implementation
• identify the features of PVLANs and their port types
• configure isolated PVLANs
• configure community PVLANs
• recognize the benefits of EtherChannel
• distinguish between the Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP) and Line Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
• configure and verify Layer 2 EtherChannels
• configure load balancing for ports in an EtherChannel