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Course Overview
Our 5-day instructor-led SWITCH (Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks) training and certification boot camp in Washington, DC Metro, Tysons Corner, VA, Columbia, MD or Live Online is part of the CCNP certification path. It is designed to provide the necessary knowledge and skills to plan, configure and verify the proper implementation of complex enterprise campus switching solutions.
In addition, students will be led through all the exam objectives so that they are properly prepared to handle the SWITCH exam at course end.
Schedule
Currently, there are no public classes scheduled. Please contact a Phoenix TS Training Consultant to discuss hosting a private class at 301-258-8200.
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Course Objectives
- Describe the hierarchical campus structure, basic switch operation, use of SDM templates, PoE, and LLDP
- Implement VLANs, trunks, explain VTP, implement DHCP in IPv4 and IPv6 environment, and configure port aggregation
- Implement and optimize STP mechanism that best suits your network-PVSTP+, RPVSTP+, or MSTP
- Configure routing on a multilayer switch
- Configure NTP, SNMP, IP SLA, port mirroring, and verify StackWise and VSS operation
- Implement First Hop redundancy in IPv4 and IPv6 environments
- Secure campus network according to recommended practices
Course Outline
Fundamentals Review
- Switching introduction
Network Design Fundamentals
- Campus network structure
- Types of Cisco switches
Campus Network Architecture
- Implementing VLANs and Trunks in campus environment
- VLAN trunking protocol
- Implementing EtherChannel in a switched network
Spanning Tree in Depth
- Spanning Tree protocol overview
- Rapid Spanning Tree protocol overview
- Implementing STP stability mechanisms
- Configuring multiple Spanning Tree protocol
- Troubleshooting STP
Inter-VLAN Routing
- Inter-VLAN routing overview
- Layer 2 versus Layer 3 EtherChannel
- Implementing DHCP
First-Hop Redundancy
- FHRP and HSRP overview
- Configuring Layer 3 redundancy with VRRP
- Configuring Layer 3 redundancy with GLBP
Network Management
- AAA
- Identity-based networking
- Network time protocols
- SNMP
Switching Features and Technologies for the Campus Network
- Discovery protocols
- Unidirectional link detection
- Power over Ethernet
- SDM templates
- Monitoring features
- IP SLA
High Availability
- The need for logical switching architectures
- Stack Wise
- VSS
- Redundant Switch Supervisors
Campus Network Security
- Switch security issues
- Cisco switch security configuration best practices
- Campus Network Vulnerabilities
- Port security
- Storm control
- Mitigating spoofing attacks
- Securing VLAN trunks
- Private VLANs
SWITCH 300-115 Exam
Exam Details
- The SWITCH exam is one of three needed to achieve the CCNP certification.
- Number of Questions: 30-40
- Passing Score: 790/Variable
- Test Duration: 120 minutes
- Test Format: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer, Drag and drop, Testlets, Simlets and Router & Switch Simulations
- Test Delivery: Pearson VUE
| Exam Objectives |
| Layer 2 Technologies |
| Infrastructure Security |
| Infrastructure Services |
Phoenix TS is an authorized Pearson VUE testing center. To register for your CCNP exam(s), simply select Phoenix TS as your preferred testing center on the Pearson VUE website or call our center directly to schedule your exam.
SWITCH Training FAQs
This course is intended for Network Engineers, Help Desk Technicians,
Technical Support Personnel, and other IT professionals who work with Cisco routed and switched networks.
Students should have a CCNA Routing and Switching certification, at least one year of networking experience, and knowledge of IP and internetworking technologies.
BONUS! Cyber Phoenix Subscription Included: All Phoenix TS students receive complimentary ninety (90) day access to the Cyber Phoenix learning platform, which hosts hundreds of expert asynchronous training courses in Cybersecurity, IT, Soft Skills, and Management and more!
Phoenix TS is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints re-garding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org
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