[...]... }]) indicate a required choice within an optional element xx CCNP SWITCH 642-813 Official Certification Guide Foreword CCNP SWITCH 642-813 Official Certification Guide is an excellent self-study resource for the CCNP SWITCH exam Passing this exam is a crucial step to attaining the valued CCNP Routing and Switching certification Gaining certification in Cisco technology is key to the continuing educational... (RSTP) for Rapid PVST+ and Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) Protocol ■ Chapter 11, “Multilayer Switching”—This chapter covers interVLAN routing, multilayer switching with Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF), and how to verify that multilayer switching is functioning properly xxiv CCNP SWITCH 642-813 Official Certification Guide Part III: Designing Campus Networks ■ Chapter 12, “Enterprise Campus Network Design”—This... the CCNP SWITCH exam topics (listed in the “Introduction”), you might think that the new CCNP certification has been changed significantly—and you therefore need to significantly change how you prepare for CCNP However, by focusing on the following aspects of your study, you should be well prepared for the CCNP exams in general and the CCNP SWITCH exam in particular: ■ As with any other Cisco career certification. .. of CCNP, corresponding with the 642-813 exam about which this book is written, narrows the breadth of topics included in CCNP compared to the previous version of CCNP Cisco removed several sizable topics from CCNP, such as quality of service (QoS), wireless LANs (WLAN), and many security topics In other words, the new CCNP squarely focuses on routing and switching Although the smaller number of CCNP. .. with one goal in mind: to help you pass the exam The SWITCH exam is primarily based on the content of the Cisco SWITCH course You should have either taken the course, read through the SWITCH coursebook or this book, or have a couple of years of LAN switching experience Cisco Certifications and Exams Cisco offers four levels of routing and switching certification, each with an increasing level of proficiency:... Technician), CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional), and CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert) There are others, too, but this book focuses on the certifications for enterprise networks For the CCNP Routing and Switching certification, you must pass exams on a series of CCNP topics, including the SWITCH, ROUTE, and TSHOOT exams For most exams, Cisco... Engine 415 416 The Cisco Learning Network 416 Part VII Appendixes Appendix A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes Glossary Index 419 431 440 421 xviii CCNP SWITCH 642-813 Official Certification Guide On This Book’s Website: Appendix B SWITCH Exam Updates: Version 1.0 On This Book’s CD: Appendix C Memory Tables Appendix D Memory Tables Answer Key xix Command Syntax Conventions The conventions... 230 Verifying InterVLAN Routing Verifying CEF 219 221 230 232 Using DHCP with a Multilayer Switch Configuring an IOS DHCP Server Configuring a DHCP Relay Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics 233 235 235 237 237 Complete Tables and Lists from Memory 237 212 xiv CCNP SWITCH 642-813 Official Certification Guide Define Key Terms 237 Use Command Reference to Check Your Memory Part III Designing Campus... detailed implementation plan, including completed configurations for each router and switch ■ The ability to analyze a design document and discover the missing items—questions that must be answered before a detailed implementation plan (including configurations) can be completed 6 CCNP SWITCH 642-813 Official Certification Guide ■ The ability to perform a peer review on another engineer’s implementation... topics and the testing process through test questions on the CD xxii CCNP SWITCH 642-813 Official Certification Guide Who Should Read This Book? This book is not designed to be a general networking topics book, although it can be used for that purpose This book is intended to tremendously increase your chances of passing the Cisco SWITCH exam Although other objectives can be achieved from using this . 96th Street Indianapolis, IN 46240 CCNP SWITCH 642-813 Official Certification Guide David Hucaby, CCIE No. 4594 CCNP SWITCH 642-813 Official Certification Guide David Hucaby, CCIE No. 4594 Copyright©. LANs 331 Part V Securing Switched Networks 367 Chapter 16 Securing Switch Access 369 Chapter 17 Securing with VLANs 393 vi CCNP SWITCH 642-813 Official Certification Guide Part VI Final Exam. Data: Hucaby, Dave. CCNP SWITCH 642-813 official certification guide / David Hucaby. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-1-58720-243-8 ISBN-10: 1-58720-243-3 1. Virtual LANs—Examinations—Study guides. 2. Telecommunications