Publication date : 04/11/2024

Course : Cisco and HP multi-tier switches, implementation

Practical course - 5d - 35h00 - Ref. RZZ
Price : 2840 € E.T.

Cisco and HP multi-tier switches, implementation




At the end of this course, you'll be able to implement a Layer 2 switched network and ensure its reliability through redundancy. You'll also see how to implement the QoS required to handle VoIP, and secure switch ports.


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IN-HOUSE
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Practical course in person
Disponible en anglais, à la demande

Ref. RZZ
  5d - 35h00
2840 € E.T.




At the end of this course, you'll be able to implement a Layer 2 switched network and ensure its reliability through redundancy. You'll also see how to implement the QoS required to handle VoIP, and secure switch ports.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Implement CISCO and HP multi-tier switch architectures
Configure distribution and access switches
Securing switch ports
Implement redundant Ethernet switching
Implementing QoS

Intended audience
Network technicians and administrators.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of corporate networks, particularly IP addressing mechanisms.

Practical details
Hands-on work
Alternating conceptual and practical presentations.
Teaching methods
50-70% of the session is devoted to practical work.

Course schedule

1
Campus networks

  • LAN evolution.
  • Bridging, routing and switching.
  • Advantages and disadvantages of the various options.
  • Choose the right solution.
  • Organization of a switch network.
  • Topology rules.

2
Building a campus network

  • Physical layer elements.
  • From 10Mb Ethernet to Gigabit Ethernet. Full-duplex Ethernet.
  • VLAN design criteria (ports, addresses).
  • Extended virtual LANs. VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP).
  • Dynamic Trunk Protocol (DTP). Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP). Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP).
  • Inter Switch Link (Cisco ISL) or 802.1.q (IEEE standard).
  • Link grouping : Ether Channel.
Hands-on work
Configuration of a switched network with CISCO and HP switches. Implementation of interconnected virtual LANs. VTP configuration.

3
Redundant link management

  • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).
  • Configuring a redundant topology.
  • Precautions to take, impact on convergence.
  • PVST+ (Per VLAN Spanning Tree), Spanning Tree evolution.
  • Inter-VLAN routing.
  • Define work groups.
Hands-on work
Redundant Gigabit switch interconnections. STP implementation. Priority configuration, backup management. Incident handling according to configuration.

4
Traffic management

  • VLAN to VLAN traffic.
  • Integration via a backbone.
  • IP routing performance with multi-level switching.
  • Storm management and related actions.
  • Quality of service configuration for data and VoIP traffic.
  • 802.1P service classes and their DSCP mapping.
  • Flow marking, prioritization and resource reservation.
  • The benefits of MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching).
Hands-on work
Implementation of different traffic patterns. Performance comparison.

5
Reliability

  • HSRP (Hot Standby Routing Protocol).
  • Implementation of a reliable solution.
  • Toggle validation.
Hands-on work
Configuration of a switch control cluster with transparent HSRP backup. Validate failovers. Configure priorities and preemption.

6
Multicast processing

  • Role and principle of multicast.
  • Link-level processing. Various protocols: IGMP.
  • The role of PIM (Protocol-Independent Multicast).
  • PIM V1 and V2.
  • Implementation of IGMP snooping.
  • Multicast broadcast management.
Hands-on work
Implementation and management of multicast broadcasting in a switch network.

7
Network access control

  • Access Control Lists (ACL).
  • Filtering mechanisms.
  • Traffic filtering.
  • Standard and extended lists.
  • By address, port, application, flow.
  • Secure ports and associated actions.
Hands-on work
Implementation of access protection by criteria. Physical access filtering. Traffic filtering.


Dates and locations

Dernières places
Date garantie en présentiel ou à distance
Session garantie
From 16 to 20 March 2026
FR
Paris La Défense
Registration
From 8 to 12 June 2026
FR
Paris La Défense
Registration
From 14 to 18 September 2026
FR
Paris La Défense
Registration

PARIS LA DÉFENSE
2026 : 16 Mar., 8 June, 14 Sep.