| | Copyright |
| | The BCMSN Cram Sheet |
| | | DESIGNING SWITCHED NETWORKS |
| | | VLANS, TRUNKS, AND VTP |
| | | SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL |
| | | ENHANCEMENTS TO STP |
| | | MULTILAYER SWITCHING |
| | | AVAILABILITY AND REDUNDANCY |
| | | MULTICASTS |
| | | QUALITY OF SERVICE |
| | | MLS OPTIMIZATION AND SECURITY |
| | | METRO ETHERNET |
|
| | A Note from Series Editor Ed Tittel |
| | About the Author |
| | About the Technical Editors |
| | Acknowledgments |
| | We Want to Hear from You! |
| | Introduction |
| | | Who Is This Book For? |
| | | Cisco Certifications Requiring the BCMSN Exam |
| | | Signing Up to Take the Exam |
| | | About This Book |
| | | How to Use This Book |
|
| | Self-Assessment |
| | | Networking Professionals in the Real World |
| | | The Ideal BCMSN Candidate |
| | | Put Yourself to the Test |
| | | Hands-on Experience |
| | | Testing Your Exam-Readiness |
| | | Onward, Through the Fog! |
|
| | Chapter 1. Cisco Certification Exams |
| | | The Exam Situation |
| | | Exam Layout and Design |
| | | Exam-Taking Techniques |
| | | Question-Handling Strategies |
| | | Mastering the Inner Game |
| | | Additional Resources |
|
| | Chapter 2. Designing Switched Networks |
| | | Network Design |
| | | Devices, Media Types, and Switching Roles |
| | | Introduction to the Command-Line Interface |
| | | Summary |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
|
| | Chapter 3. VLANs, Trunks, and VTP |
| | | Virtual LANs |
| | | Trunks |
| | | VLAN Trunk Protocol |
| | | Summary |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
|
| | Chapter 4. Spanning Tree Protocol |
| | | Transparent Bridging |
| | | STP Introduction |
| | | STP Components and Operation |
| | | Running the STP Algorithm |
| | | Spanning Trees |
| | | Configuring and Verifying STP |
| | | Summary |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
|
| | Chapter 5. Enhancements to STP |
| | | Cisco Enhancements to STP |
| | | Rapid STP |
| | | Multiple Spanning Tree |
| | | EtherChannels |
| | | Other STP Enhancement Features |
| | | Summary |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
|
| | Chapter 6. Multilayer Switching |
| | | Routing Considerations |
| | | Configuring Routing Between VLANs |
| | | MLS Overview |
| | | MLS Using CEF |
| | | Summary |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
|
| | Chapter 7. Availability and Redundancy |
| | | Introduction to Availability and Redundancy |
| | | Hardware Redundancy |
| | | Layer 2 Redundancy |
| | | Layer 3 Redundancy |
| | | Summary |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
|
| | Chapter 8. Multicasts |
| | | Overview of Traffic Types |
| | | Multicast Addressing |
| | | Client Registration |
| | | Multicast Routing |
| | | Multicasting and Switches |
| | | Configuring Your RPs |
| | | Summary |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
|
| | Chapter 9. Quality of Service |
| | | Voice and Telephony |
| | | QoS Issues and Architectures |
| | | QoS Implementation |
| | | QoS Configuration and Verification |
| | | Summary |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
|
| | Chapter 10. MLS Optimization and Security |
| | | Performance |
| | | Securing Your Switch |
| | | Security for Your Network |
| | | Summary |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
|
| | Chapter 11. Metro Ethernet |
| | | Layer 1 and Layer 2 |
| | | 802.1Q Tunneling |
| | | Ethernet over MPLS |
| | | Summary |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
|
| | Chapter 12. Sample Test 1 |
| | | Questions, Questions, Questions |
| | | Picking Proper Answers |
| | | Decoding Ambiguity |
| | | Working Within the Framework |
| | | Deciding What to Memorize |
| | | Preparing for the Test |
| | | Taking the Test |
|
| | Chapter 13. Answer Key 1 |
| | Chapter 14. Sample Test 2 |
| | Chapter 15. Answer Key 2 |
| | Appendix A. What's on the CD-ROM |
| | | The PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition Software |
| | | An Exclusive Electronic Version of the Text |
|
| | Appendix B. Using the PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition Software |
| | | The Exam Simulation |
| | | Question Quality |
| | | The Interface Design |
| | | The Effective Learning Environment |
| | | Software Requirements |
| | | Installing PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition |
| | | Removing PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition from Your Computer |
| | | How to Use the Software |
| | | Contacting PrepLogic |
| | | License Agreement |
|
| | Glossary |
| | Index |