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- Multilayer switching
- Configuring DHCP
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This complete, official study package includes
- A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exam
- Do I Know This Already? quizzes, which enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section
- Chapter-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly
- The powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test software, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports
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The official study guide helps you master topics on the CCNP R&S SWITCH 300-115 exam, including:
- Enterprise campus design
- Switch operation
- Switch port configuration
- VLANs, Trunks, and VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
- Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), RSTP, and MSTP
- Protecting the STP topology
- Aggregating switch links
- Multilayer switching
- Configuring DHCP
- Logging switch activity and managing switches with SNMP
- Monitoring performance and traffic
- High availability
- Securing switched networks
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Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 Enterprise Campus Network Design Chapter 2 Switch Operation
- Chapter 3 Switch Port Configuration
- Chapter 4 VLANs and Trunks
- Chapter 5 VLAN Trunking Protocol
- Chapter 6 Traditional Spanning Tree Protocol
- Chapter 7 Spanning-Tree Configuration
- Chapter 8 Protecting the Spanning Tree Protocol Topology
- Chapter 9 Advanced Spanning Tree Protocol
- Chapter 10 Aggregating Switch Links
- Chapter 11 Multilayer SwitchingChapter 12 Configuring DHCP
- Chapter 13 Logging Switch Activity
- Chapter 14 Managing Switches with SNMP
- Chapter 15 Monitoring Performance with IP SLA
- Chapter 16 Using Port Mirroring to Monitor Traffic Chapter 17 Understanding High Availability
- Chapter 18 Layer 3 High Availability Chapter 19 Securing Switch Access
- Chapter 20 Securing VLANs
- Chapter 21 Preventing Spoofing Attacks
- Chapter 22 Managing Switch Users Chapter 23 Final Preparation
- Part IX Appendixes
- Appendix A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes
- Appendix B Exam Updates
- Glossary
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