Total Time: 2 hour(s)

Summary: 
This course focuses on Virtual LANs (VLANs), which were created by the different switch manufacturers to provide individual broadcast domains. By assigning each port to an individual VLAN, each VLAN becomes its own broadcast domain. Additional topics presented include VLAN trunks, pruning, route processing, and troubleshooting switched connections and routing configuration

Ojectives: 
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Differentiate between trunk links and access links
Use VTP and VTP pruning
Differentiate between dynamic and static VLAN ports
Differentiate between internal and external route processing
Configure VLANs, trunking, VTP, and VTP pruning on a Catalyst switches
Troubleshoot switched connections
Troubleshoot inter-VLAN routing configurations

Topics: 
VLAN Trunks
The VLAN Trunk Protocol
VLAN Advertisements
Inter-VLAN Routing
VLAN Configuration
VLAN Trunk Configuration
VLAN Pruning
Assigning a VLAN Membership to a 1900 Series Switch
Static and Dynamic VLANs
Configuring and Enabling VTP
Configuring Inter-VLAN Routing
Inter-Switch Link
The IEEE 802.1Q Standard

Technical Requirements: 
P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.