Note to the Reader: Throughout this index boldfaced page numbers indicate primary discussions of a topic. Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations.
10Base2 standard, 47
10Base5 standard, 47
10BaseT standard, 47, 49
at access layer, 49
defined, 464
20/80 rule
in campus networks, 7, 7, 9
defined, 464
80/20 rule
in campus networks, 6-7, 6
defined, 464
100BaseT standard, 464
100BaseTX standard, 464
802.1 specification, 102, 491
802.1p specification
defined, 491
for QoS, 360-361
802.1Q specification
defined, 491
external router for, 213-214
internal route processor for, 215-221
tunneling in, 120
for VLANs, 100-101
802.3 specification, 491
802.5 specification, 491
802.10 field, 111
1000Base-T standard, 464
2621 router configuration, 235-236
2924 switch commands, 458
interface mode and trunk, 458-459
management and administrative, 458
spanning tree, 460-461
VLAN and VTP, 459
2950 switches
for access layer, 21
configuration for
2950A, 228-229
2950B, 229-230
hostnames, 62
interface description, 67
interface identification, 65-66
IP information, 63-64
passwords, 59-61
port speed and duplex, 68-69
QoS, 365-366
saving and erasing, 71
software for, 411
static VLAN, 95-99
trunk port, 104-105
VTP verification, 116-117
connections to
console, 55-56
Ethernet ports, 56
verification, 70
features of, 413-415, 413
load balancing in, 187
startup for, 57-58
VLAN trunk link clearing for, 105-106
3550 switches
for access layer, 21
configuration for
hostnames, 62
interface description, 67
interface identification, 65-66
IP information, 63-64
passwords, 59-61
port speed and duplex, 68-69
QoS, 366-368
saving and erasing, 71
static VLAN, 95-99
trunk port, 104-105
VTP verification, 116-117
connections to
console, 55-56
Ethernet ports, 56
verification, 70
for core layer, 24
for distribution layer, 21
features of, 415-417, 415
load balancing in, 187
VLAN trunk link clearing for, 105-106
4000 switches
for access layer, 21
configuration for
hands-on lab for, 230-233
interface description, 66-67
interface identification, 64-65
IP information, 62-63
passwords, 59
port speed and duplex, 68
QoS, 368-369
saving and erasing, 72
software for, 411-412
static VLAN, 95-96
trunk port, 103-104
VTP verification, 116
connections to
console, 55-56
verification, 69
for core layer, 24
for distribution layer, 21
features of, 417-419, 418
load balancing in, 187
startup for, 56-57
VLAN trunk link clearing for, 105
6000 switches, 21
6500 switches
for core layer, 22, 24
features of, 419-420, 420
for IP telephony, 119
software for, 411-412
8500 switches, 22, 24