Detailed Course Outline
AOS-CX Switching Portfolio
- Network designs
- Switching Portfolio
Switching Fundamentals
- Switching contexts
- Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Basic configuration
VLANs
- Domains - Collision and broadcast
- LANs and VLANs
- 802.1Q
- Forwarding Tables
Spanning Tree
- Purpose
- Redundant networks
- Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
- Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
Link Aggregation
- Overview and interface requirements
- Static and dynamic LAGs
- Load sharing
Switch Stacking and Extension
- Operational planes
- Virtual Switching Framework (VSF)
Layer 3 Routing
- Intro to routing
- IP routes and default gateways
- Inter-VLAN routing
- Packet delivery
IP Routing Fundamentals
- Principles of routing
- Routing tables
- Routing protocols
Dynamic IP Routing
- Intro to OSPFv2
- Neighbor relationships
- OSPF network types
Quality of Service
- Intro to Quality of Service (QoS)
- Packet classification and marking
- Queuing
- Rate Limiting
Network Security Fundamentals
- Security fundamentals
- Port access
- Captive Portal
Secure Management and Maintenance
- Secure management
- Maintenance