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CENT 345 - Multilayer Switching

  • Prerequisite: CENT 240

This course covers the features and operation of multilayer switching. Topics include: VLANs, VTP, STP, InterVLAN routing, Multilayer switching features, redundancy, QoS, and LAN security. This course is designed to help prepare the student fort the Multilayer Switching CCNP Certifi cation exam.

3 hrs. lect.; 3 hrs. lab. per week

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of CENT 345, the student will be able to:

  • Describe multiplayer switching techniques for scalable networks.
  • Describe methods to improve the following aspects of LAN performance:
    • traffic flow
    • reliability
    • redundancy
    • performance
  • Configure VLANs and VTP operation on a switch.
  • Optimize Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) in a switched environment.
  • Describe the operation of InterVLAN routing.
  • Configure the operation of InterVLAN routing.
  • Configure switches for multiplayer switching operations.
  • Describe Quality of Service (QoS) features in a network.
  • Describe security in a multilayer switched environment.
  • Configure security in a multilayer switched environment.

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