Cisco Catalyst LAN Switching

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AAL (ATM Adaption Layer) 

access layer  [See also distribution layer]

access layer closets 

access links  2nd 

    EtherChannel  2nd 

        bundling ports  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 

    scalability 

access lists

    layer 3 

    legacy networks 

    MLS  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 

        flow masks  2nd  3rd  4th 

access methods

    Catalyst 

    CSMA/CD  2nd 

access switchport interfaces  2nd 

accessing

    Catalyst 5000 series

        Telnet  2nd 

        TFTP 

        via console 

    help system  2nd 

    help system (Catalyst) 

activating

    permit list

        Catalyst 

active peer

    HSRP

        placement  2nd  3rd 

active topologies

    convergence  2nd 

    load balancing 

    Spanning Tree  2nd  3rd  4th 

        manual Root Bridge placement  2nd 

        programming Root Bridge priority  2nd 

adaptive cut-through switching  2nd  3rd 

adding

    NSAP to ATM switch 

addresses

    Layer 3

        summarizing 

    MAC

        learning process (bridging) 

        SR-TLB networks 

    MAC (media access control) 

    multicast  2nd  3rd 

        assigning 

addressing

    ATM

        hard-coded addresses 

        NSAPs  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 

        VPI/VCI addresses  2nd  3rd 

    Ethernet  2nd  3rd  4th 

        broadcast frames 

        multicast frames  2nd 

        unicast frames 

    MAC

        XTAGs 

    VLANs 

administration

    VLAN membership  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 

    VLANs

        misperceptions 

        port-centric 

advertisement requests (VTP)  2nd 

aging timer 

alternating

    HSRP active peer placement 

answers

    chapter review questions

         Chapter 1  

         Chapter 10   2nd 

         Chapter 11   2nd  3rd 

         Chapter 12   2nd 

         Chapter 13   2nd 

         Chapter 14   2nd  3rd 

         Chapter 15   2nd 

         Chapter 18   2nd 

         Chapter 2   2nd  3rd 

         Chapter 3  

         Chapter 4   2nd  3rd 

         Chapter 5   2nd  3rd 

         Chapter 6   2nd  3rd  4th  5th 

         Chapter 7   2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 

         Chapter 8  

         Chapter 9   2nd 

application switching 

applications

    client/server

        affect on traffic patterns 

    documentation tools 

    enterprise databases 

    isochronous 

architecture

    client/server

        affect on server resources 

    dynamic VLANs 

    Gigabit Ethernet  2nd 

    Token Ring

        hubs 

ArcNet 

ARE (all routes explorer) 

ARP

    frames 

ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits) 

assigning

    Bridge Priorities  2nd 

    layer 2 multicast addresses 

    MSM interfaces to VLANs  2nd 

    multicast addresses 

    ports to VLANs  2nd 

ATM

    AAL (ATM Adaption Layer) 

    addressing

        NSAPs  2nd  3rd 

        VPI/VCI addresses  2nd  3rd 

    backbone

        reachability  2nd 

    cells 

        53-unit 

        asynchronous generation 

        latency 

        statistical multiplexing  2nd  3rd 

        throughput  2nd 

    comparing to SONET 

    connections 

    core

        extending 

    default path 

    distance contstraints 

    edge devices  2nd 

    ELANs (emulated LANs) 

    Ethernet links  2nd 

    FIM (Fabric Integration Module) 

    Flush protocol 

    ILMI (Integrated Local Management Interface) 

    inter-subnet communication 

    intra-subnet communication 

    LANE  2nd  3rd 

        BUS (Broadcast and Unknown Server) 

        BUS placement 

        configuration direct  2nd  3rd 

        configuration syntax  2nd 

        Control Direct 

        Control Distribute 

        Dual-PHY  2nd  3rd 

        ELANs 

        example  2nd 

        hard-coded addresses 

        LECs 

        LECS (LAN Emulation Configuration Server) 

        MPOA 

        Multicast Forward 

        Multicast Send 

        NSAPs  2nd 

        services  2nd 

        SSRP  2nd  3rd 

        testing configuration  2nd  3rd  4th 

        traffic shaping 

    LANE V2  2nd 

    latency 

    load balancing 

    MPOA  2nd  3rd 

    MPOA (Multiprotocol over ATM)  2nd  3rd 

    multiservice traffic support 

    NSAP addresses 

    PNNI (Private Network-Network Interface)  2nd 

    point-to-point virtual circuits 

    practical applications  2nd 

    QSAAL (Q.Signaling ATM Adaptation Layer) 

    resiliency  2nd 

    SAR (segmentation and reassembly) 

    SONET (synchronous optical network)  2nd 

    subinterfaces  2nd 

    switches  2nd 

    trunks  2nd  3rd 

    virtual circuits 

ATM Forum Web site 

authentication

    TACACS+ 

autonegotiation  2nd 

avoiding

    inter-VLAN bridging