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Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise, CCNA Discovery Learning Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise course in the Cisco� Networking Academy� CCNA� Discovery curriculum version 4. The course, the third of four in the new curriculum, familiarizes you with the equipment applications and protocols installed in enterprise networks, with a focus on switched networks, IP Telephony requirements, and security. It also introduces advanced routing protocols such as Enhanced I... MOREnterior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Protocol. Hands-on exercises include configuration, installation, and troubleshooting.The Learning Guide, written and edited by instructors, is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere to reinforce the material from the course and organize your time.The Learning Guide's features help you focus on important concepts to succeed in this course: Chapter Objectives-Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter. Key Terms-Refer to the lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter. The Glossary defines each key term. Summary of Activities and Labs-Maximize your study time with this complete list of all associated exercises at the end of each chapter. Check Your Understanding-Evaluate your readiness with the end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see in the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer. Challenge Questions and Activities-Apply a deeper understanding of the concepts with these challenging end-of-chapter questions and activities. The answer key explains each answer. Hands-on Labs- Master the practical, hands-on skills of the course by performing all the tasks in the course labs and additional challenge labs included in Part II of the Learning Guide.How To-Look for this icon to study the steps you need to learn to perform certain tasks.Interactive Activities-Reinforce your understanding of topics with more than 60 different exercises from the online course identified through-out the book with this icon. The files for these activities are on the accompanying CD-ROM.Packet Tracer Activities- Explore and visualize networking concepts using Packet Tracer exercises interspersed throughout some chapters. The files for these activities are on the accompanying CD-ROM. Packet Tracer v4.1 software developed by Cisco is available separately.Hands-on Labs-Work through all 44 course labs and 4 additional challenge labs included in Part II of the book. The labs are an integral part of the CCNA Discovery curriculum; review the core text and the lab material to prepare for all your exams.Companion CD-ROMThe CD-ROM includes Interactive Activities Packet Tracer Activity files IT Career Information Taking Notes Lifelong LearningThis book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Series from Cisco Press�. Books in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy curriculum.

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Introduction	p. xxix
Concepts
Networking in the Enterprise	p. 3
Objectives	p. 3
Key Terms	p. 3
Describing the Enterprise Network	p. 4
Supporting the Business Enterprise	p. 5
Traffic Flow in the Enterprise Network	p. 5
Enterprise Campus	p. 8
Enterprise Edge	p. 8
Service Provider Edge	p. 10
Enterprise LANs and WANs	p. 10
Intranets and Extranets	p. 12
Identifying Enterprise Applications	p. 12
Traffic Flow Patterns	p. 12
Applications and Traffic on an Enterprise Network	p. 13
Network Traffic Prioritization	p. 14
Data Traffic	p. 14
Voice and Video Traffic	p. 14
Supporting Remote Workers	p. 15
Teleworking	p. 15
Virtual Private Networks	p. 16
Summary	p. 18
Activities and Labs	p. 18
Check Your Understanding	p. 19
Challenge Questions and Activities	p. 20
Exploring the Enterprise Network Infrastructure	p. 21
Objectives	p. 21
Key Terms	p. 21
Describing the Current Network	p. 22
Enterprise Network Documentation	p. 22
Business Continuity Plan	p. 24
Business Security Plan	p. 25
Network Maintenance Plan	p. 25
Service-Level Agreement	p. 25
Network Operations Center (NOC)	p. 26
Telecommunication Room Design and Considerations	p. 29
Supporting the Enterprise Edge	p. 31
Service Delivery at the Point of Presence	p. 31
Security Considerations at the Enterprise Edge	p. 32
Connecting the Enterprise Network to External Services	p. 33
Reviewing Routing and Switching	p. 34
Router Hardware	p. 35
Out-of-Band Management	p. 37
In-Band Management	p. 38
Basic Router CLI show Commands	p. 38
Basic Router Configuration Using CLI	p. 46
Switch Hardware	p. 48
Basic Switch CLI Commands	p. 50
Summary	p. 59
Activities and Labs	p. 59
Check Your Understanding	p. 60
Challenge Questions and Activities	p. 63
Switching in an Enterprise Network	p. 65
Objectives	p. 65
Key Terms	p. 65
Describing Enterprise-Level Switching	p. 67
Switching and Network Segmentation	p. 67
Multilayer Switching	p. 68
Layer 2	p. 69
Layer 3	p. 69
Types of Switching	p. 69
Store-and-Forward	p. 70
Cut-Through Switching	p. 70
Switch Security	p. 70
Preventing Switching Loops	p. 71
Redundancy in a Switched Network	p. 72
Multiple Frame Transmissions	p. 74
MAC Database Instability	p. 75
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)	p. 75
Blocking	p. 77
Listening	p. 77
Learning	p. 77
Forwarding	p. 77
Disabled	p. 77
Root Bridges	p. 78
Spanning Tree in a Hierarchical Network	p. 79
PortFast	p. 80
UplinkFast	p. 80
BackboneFast	p. 81
STP Diagnostic show Commands	p. 81
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)	p. 85
Configuring VLANs	p. 85
Virtual LAN	p. 85
Static VLANs	p. 86
Dynamic VLANs	p. 87
Configuring a Virtual LAN	p. 87
Identifying VLANs	p. 91
Trunking and Inter-VLAN Routing	p. 92
Trunk Ports	p. 92
Access Port	p. 93
Trunk Port	p. 93
Extending VLANs Across Switches	p. 94
Inter-VLAN Switching	p. 95
Maintaining VLANs on an Enterprise LAN	p. 97
VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)	p. 97
VTP Modes	p. 98
VTP Revision Numbers	p. 98
VTP Message Types	p. 99
Configuring VTP	p. 99
VLAN Support for IP Telephony and Wireless	p. 102
VLAN Best Practices	p. 103
Summary	p. 105
Activities and Labs	p. 105
Check Your Understanding	p. 106
Challenge Questions and Activities	p. 108
Addressing in an Enterprise Network	p. 109
Objectives	p. 109
Key Terms	p. 109
Using a Hierarchical IP Network Address Scheme	p. 110
Flat and Hierarchical Networks	p. 110
Hierarchical Network Addressing	p. 112
Using Subnetting to Structure the Network	p. 115
Using VLSM	p. 116
Subnet Mask	p. 117
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Allan Reid is the curriculum lead for CCNA and a CCNA and CCNP� instructor at the Centennial College CATC in Toronto, Canada.�

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Jim Lorenz is an instructor and curriculum developer for the Cisco Networking Academy.

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Cheryl Schmidt is a professor of Network Engineering Technology at Florida Community College at Jacksonville.

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