Cisco BCMSN 642-811 Training

Summary:

The Cisco BCMSN 640-811 series is designed to help learners prepare and take the qualifying exam for the Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP as well as the Cisco Certified Design Professional CCDP certifications. The BCMSN exam (642-811) will test materials covered under the new Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) CCNP course. The exam will certify that the successful candidate has important knowledge and skills necessary to build scalable multilayer switched networks; create and deploy a global intranet, and implement basic troubleshooting techniques in environments that use Cisco multilayer switches for client hosts and services. The exam covers topics on switching technology, implementation and operation, planning and design, and troubleshooting.

This Cisco BCMSN 642-811 online training series provides 25 hours of self-paced courseware. This web-based training provides 1 year of unlimited access to all of the following lessons:

1 . Switched Networks, VLANs, and Trunks
2 . Spanning Tree Protocol
3 . Enhancements to STP
4 . Multilayer Switching
5 . Availability and Redundancy
6 . Multicasts
7 . Network Quality of Service
8 . QOS Configuration and Verification
9 . MLS Optimization and Security
10 . Metro Ethernet
11 . Practice Exams

Lesson Detail:

Switched Networks, VLANs, and Trunks
This course explains Cisco's design philosophy for creating scalable campus networks, including Cisco's three-layer hierarchical model and Cisco's new Enterprise Model design. The different types of Layer 2 and Layer 3 solutions, including the different Ethernet media types, are compared and contrasted. This course also explains how to put a basic configuration on a Catalyst switch, and defines and explains VLANs, trunking, and the Virtual Trunk Protocol (VTP). All three of these areas play an integral part in the setup of VLANs in a network.

Network Design
Enterprise Network Model
Network Devices
Network Media Types
Switching Roles in Network Design
CatOS and IOS Comparison and Switch Configuration
Switch Troubleshooting
Converting CatOS to IOS and SFM Connectivity
Advantages of Virtual LANs
VLAN Implementations and Assignment of Users
Frame Tagging VLAN Information and Protocols
Dynamic Trunk Protocol Configuration
VLAN Trunk Protocol

Spanning Tree Protocol
This course explains the function of transparent bridges. It also details the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), including its components, operation, configuration, and troubleshooting.

Transparent Bridging
Introduction to the STP Algorithm
STP Components and Operation
Running the STP Algorithm
Spanning Trees STP Implementation
Configuring and Verifying STP

Enhancements to STP
This course discusses some of the enhancements to STP to help it scale better in large Layer 2 networks. Those features covered in depth include PortFast, UplinkFast, BackboneFast, Rapid STP, STP Guard features, and EtherChannels.

PortFast Performance Enhancement to STP
UplinkFast Performance Enhancement to STP
BackboneFast Performance Enhancement to STP
Rapid STP Enhancements
Multiple Spanning Tree
EtherChannels Technology
Configuring EtherChannels
Other STP Enhancement Features
Additional STP Troubleshooting Tips and Tools

Multilayer Switching
This course explains VLANs contain broadcasts, which enable switched networks to be scaled to much larger sizes. To pass traffic between VLANs (different subnets), a Layer 3 device, such as a traditional router or multilayer switch, is needed. This course provides both a traditional approach to this issue, using external routers, as well as multilayer switching (MLS) with internal routers.

Routing Considerations When Implementing VLANs
Configuring an Internal Route Processor
Configuring and Verifying an External Route Processor
Multilayer Switching Technology
Multilayer Switching Implementation
Address Tables and Switching Decisions
Multilayer Switching Using CEF Switching
CEF Verification and Troubleshooting

Availability and Redundancy
This course focuses on, and provides solutions for, three types of availability and redundancy: hardware, Layer 2, and Layer 3.

Introduction to Availability and Redundancy
Hardware Redundancy Capabilities
Layer 2 Redundancy Design Methods
Layer 3 Redundancy Issues
HSRP Protocol Introduction
HSRP Configuration and Verification
SRM and VRRP Protocols
Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
Server Load Balancing

Multicasts
This course differentiates between network traffic types. It also details the traffic and bandwidth characteristics required when designing a scalable network.

Overview of Traffic Types
Multicast Addressing
Client Registration and IGMPv1
IGMPv2 Features and Improvements
IGMPv3 Source Filtering
Multicast Traffic Routing
Dense and Sparse Mode Routing Protocols
Protocol Independent Multicast
Multicasting and Switches
Basic PIM Configuration and Designated Routers
Configuring Rendezvous Points
Configuring PIMv2 and CGMP
Verifying a Multicast Configuration

Network Quality of Service
This course discusses IP telephony and some of its issues and solutions. It then delves into QoS, discussing QoS components, architecture, and implementation. The course also presents the management of congestion with queuing, conditioning traffic, and Campus QoS.

IP telephony issues and solutions
QoS issues and solutions
QoS architecture services
Classification and marking of QoS
Managing congestion with queuing
Avoiding network congestion
Conditioning traffic and increasing link efficiency
Campus QoS implementation

QOS Configuration and Verification
This course covers QoS Configuration and Verification. Queuing methods such as WFQ, PQ, IP RTP-PQ, LLQ, and WRRQ are presented. The course concludes with a discussion on how WRED can be used to implement congestion avoidance.

Modular QoS CLI Implementation
WFQ Queuing Method Configuration
PQ Queuing Method Configuration
CQ Queuing Method Configuration
IP RTP-PQ Queuing Method Configuration
LLQ Queuing Method Configuration
WRRQ Queuing Method Configuration
WRED Congestion Avoidance

MLS Optimization and Security
This course focuses on two areas: capturing traffic to optimize a network and switch security features. The first half of this course is dedicated to the SPAN feature of Catalyst switches. The second half covers some of the security features included with the IOS switching software. These features included basic security and restricting traffic between ports on the switch by using VLAN access control lists (ACLs), port security, and private VLANs.

Using the Switched Port Analyzer Locally
Using the Switched Port Analyzer Remotely
Network Analysis Module Configuration
Securing Your Network Switch
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
Basic Port Security
VLAN Access Lists
Private VLANs within a VLAN

Metro Ethernet
This course describes the problems and solutions that carriers use to transport Ethernet across their MAN backbones.

Layer 1 and Layer 2 Services
Ethernet Delivery Mechanisms
802 Tunneling
Tag Stacking: Q-in-Q Tunneling
Ethernet over MPLS Implementation

Practice Exams
This course provides two practice exams for the Cisco BCMSN 642-811 certification exam.

Taking the BCMSN 642-811 Exam
Practice Exam 1
Practice Exam 2

Certification:
Cisco BCMSN 642-811

Audience:
This online training series is for anyone preparing for the Cisco BCMSN 642-811 exam or for anyone who wants to learn more about networking.

Features:

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