43 STP courses

STP ALTERNATIVES TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) dates from 1985. This course explores the technologies that can be used as an alternative to STP, including FabricPath, SPB and TRILL. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Explain how STP and RSTP work. * Explain how TRILL works. * Explain how SPB works. * Explain how FabricPath works. STP ALTERNATIVES TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical network staff. * Prerequisites: Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers * Duration 1 day STP ALTERNATIVES TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Introduction Layer 2 versus Layer 3, STP problems: One path, convergence, MAC explosion, STP alternatives. * STP 802.1D, how STP works, root bridge, convergence times, single path. * RSTP 802.1w, Improvements, convergence times. * Link aggregation 802.3ad, Multi system Link aggregation. * IS-IS Concepts, Discovery, topology exchange, flooding. Changes for TRILL, FabricPath and SPB. * FabricPath Overview, architecture, control plane protocols, DRAP, STP interactions, packet forwarding, configuration. * TRILL Concepts, RBridge, TRILL frames, control plane, data plane, learning MAC addresses. * SPB 802.1aq, Node ID, Backbone Edge Bridges, Backbone MAC address, customer MACs, I-SID, forwarding database.

TOTAL STP TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) dates from 1985. This course explores in depth how the protocol works and the implications this has on network performance. We also study STP variants including 802.1w (RSTP) and 802.1s (MSTP). WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Explain how STP works. * Explain how RSTP works. * Explain how MSTP works. * Troubleshoot STP and variants. TOTAL STP TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical network staff. * Prerequisites: Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers * Duration 1 day TOTAL STP TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * STP What is 802.1D, what is STP, resilience, broadcast storms, forwarding and blocking, single path. Hands on Impact of broadcast storms, enabling disabling STP. * Operation STP frames, BPDUs, root bridge election, blocked ports, root ports, designated ports. STP path costs. Hands on Analysing STP, troubleshooting implications. * Topology changes Hello timer, Forward delay timer, max age timer, Topology Change Notification (TCN) BPDU. Hands on STP convergence. * STP enhancements and tuning Bridge ID, Bridge priority, port priority, 30 second delay, Edge ports, PortFast, root guard, loop guard, BPDU guard. Hands on Root bridge positioning, improving STP convergence. * RSTP 802.1w, Improvements, convergence times. RSTP bridge port roles, RSTP switch port states. Edge ports, link ports. Hands on RSTP configuration and convergence. * VLANs and STP Access/untagged ports, trunk/tagged ports, PVST, PVST+, RPVST, MISTP, MSTP and 802.1s. MSTP BPDUs. Instances, Load balancing, impact on CPU. Hands on MSTP load balancing. * Interoperability Regions, Virtual bridges, domains. Hands on STP, RSTP and MSTP interoperation.

D-LINK SWITCHES TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands on course covering the product specifics of D-Link switches. Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting are all covered in a practical oriented way. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Install D-Link switches. * Use the command line interface and the web based interface to manage D-Link switches. * Configure and troubleshoot D-Link switches. * Perform software upgrades and maintain configurations using TFTP. D-LINK SWITCHES TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone working with D-Link switches. Particularly aimed at engineers and technicians supporting D-Link switches. * Prerequisites: None. * Duration 2 days D-LINK SWITCHES TRAINING COURSE CONTENT * Introduction How Ethernet works with hubs, How Ethernet works with switches. Installing D-link switches. Hands on Building a network with a hub, building a network with a D-Link switch. * Basic troubleshooting The D-Link switch range, LEDs, cabling issues, factory resets, default settings. Hands on Building a network with multiple D-link switches. * Configuration methods Managed vs. unmanaged switches, Console port access, telnet, web based access, SNMP, saving configurations, NVRAM, switch stacks. Hands on Accessing the switch using the CLI, IP address configuration, telnet. * Command line interface Users, privileges, the CLI, online help. Hands on Basic commands, user accounts, displaying the switch configuration. * Web based interface Getting started, basic format. Hands on Configuring the switch using the web interface. * Port configuration Common port configuration tasks, link aggregation. Hands on Configuring ports. * STP configuration What is STP? 802.1D vs. 802.1W (RSTP), configuring STP. Hands on Enabling and disabling STP, changing STP versions, configuring STP. * VLAN configuration What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS, applying VLANS. Hands on Setting up VLANS, setting up 802.1Q, Inter VLAN traffic. * Housekeeping TFTP, upload download, updating firmware, updating configuration files, BOOTP/DHCP for IP addresses. Hands on Using TFTP to configure a D-Link switch. * SNMP Switch configuration, D-View, other NMS's. Hands on Using SNMP to manage a D-link switch putting it all together: troubleshooting.

DEFINITIVE ETHERNET SWITCHING COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands on comprehensive look at Ethernet switches with extensive coverage of VLANs. The course focuses on the technology and not any one manufacturers product enabling delegates to configure switches from any manufacturer. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Configure and troubleshoot switches using: Console port telnet HTTP TFTP * Configure and troubleshoot switch features such as: Duplex/speed Port based MAC security Spanning Tree Link aggregation Tagged ports * Configure and troubleshoot VLANs. DEFINITIVE ETHERNET SWITCHING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical staff. * Prerequisites: Intro to data communications & networking. * Duration 3 days DEFINITIVE ETHERNET SWITCHING COURSE CONTENTS * What is Ethernet? LANs, network cards and cables, CSMA/CD, Ethernet frames, Ethernet evolution, 802.3. Hands on: ping, Ethernet speeds, CSMA/CD. * Ethernet layer 2 Layer 2 functions, NICs, MAC addresses, unicasts, multicasts and broadcasts, frame formats. Hands on: Configuring NICs, Analysing MAC addresses with Wireshark * IP and Ethernet Relationship Hands on: ARP. * What is a switch? Switches connect multiple devices, switches versus hubs, simultaneous conversations, switches work at layer 2, the forwarding database, how the forwarding database is built, broadcast and collision domains Hands on: Difference between hubs and switches. * Switch configuration Switch configuration Managed/unmanaged switches, configuration methods, reasons to configure switches. Console ports, HyperTerminal (and alternatives). Hands on: Using the console port to troubleshoot and configure switches. * Switches in more detail Latency, forwarding mechanisms, switch fabrics. Hands on: Using telnet and HTTP to switches. * Ethernet extensions Auto negotiation, Power over Ethernet. Hands on:Configuring and troubleshooting switch ports: Speed, duplex and security. * Redundant links Loops, broadcast storms, STP, BPDU format, STP convergence. Hands on: Tracking blocked ports. STP convergence. * Backbone links Architectures, link aggregation, LACP, load sharing, resilience. Hands on: fail over times. * VLANs Virtual versus physical LANs, Why have VLANs? Broadcast domains, Creating VLANs, Assigning ports to VLANs. Hands on: Analysing the effect of VLANs on traffic. * Enterprise VLANs VLANS are internal, multiple VLANs, Load balancing, Default VLAN, VLAN registration protocols: VTP, GVRP, MVRP. Hands on: VLANs on multiple switches. * Tagging/Trunking Reason for tagging, terminology, tagging process, 802.1Q, Tag format, VLAN stacking. Hands on: Configuring and troubleshooting tags. * STP variants RSTP, Common STP, Multiple STP, PVST, ring alternatives. Hands on: RSTP. * Inter VLANs Layer 3 switching, IP addressing rules, Interconnecting VLANs. Hands on: Routing between VLANs. * Troubleshooting Ethernet Methods, tools, locating faults, layer 1 issues, layer 2 issues Hands on: Fixing the network.

3COM SWITCHES TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands on course covering the product specifics of 3Com switches. Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting are all covered in a practical oriented way. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Install 3Com switches. * Use the command line interface and the web based interface to manage 3Com switches. * Configure and troubleshoot 3Com switches. * Configure and troubleshoot 3Com switches. * Perform software upgrades. 3COM SWITCHES TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone working with 3Com switches. Particularly aimed at engineers and technicians supporting 3Com switches. * Prerequisites: None. * Duration 2 days 3COM SWITCHES TRAINING COURSE CONTENT * Introduction How Ethernet works with hubs, How Ethernet works with switches. Installing 3Com switches. Hands on Building a network with a hub, building a network with a 3Com switch. * Basic troubleshooting The 3Com switch range, LEDs, cabling issues, system resets, default settings. Hands on Building a network with multiple 3Com switches. * Configuration methods Managed vs. unmanaged switches, Console port access, telnet, web based access, SNMP, saving configurations, NVRAM, switch stacks. Hands on Accessing the switch using the console, IP address configuration, telnet. * Console interface Default users, passwords, the menus, menu options, online help, CLI commands. Hands on Setting passwords, displaying the switch configuration. * Web based interface Getting started, basic format. Hands on Configuring the switch using the web interface. * Port configuration Common port configuration tasks, port aggregation, resilient links. Hands on Configuring ports. * STP configuration What is STP? Configuring STP. Hands on Enabling and disabling STP, configuring STP. * VLAN configuration What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS, applying VLANS. Hands on Setting up VLANS, setting up 802.1Q, Inter VLAN traffic. * Housekeeping TFTP, software upgrades Hands on Software upgrade. * SNMP SNMP configuration, Transcend, other NMS's. Hands on Using SNMP to manage a 3Com switch, putting it all together: troubleshooting.

NETGEAR SWITCHES TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands on course covering the product specifics of Netgear switches. Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting are all covered in a practical oriented way. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Install Netgear switches. * Use the command line interface and the web based interface to manage Netgear switches. * Configure and troubleshoot Netgear switches. * Perform software upgrades. NETGEAR SWITCHES TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone working with Netgear switches. Particularly aimed at engineers and technicians supporting Netgear switches. * Prerequisites: None. * Duration 2 days NETGEAR SWITCHES TRAINING COURSE CONTENT * Introduction How Ethernet works with hubs, How Ethernet works with switches. Installing Netgear switches. Hands on Building a network with a hub, building a network with a Netgear switch. * Basic troubleshooting The Netgear switch range, LEDs, cabling issues, factory resets, default settings. Hands on Building a network with multiple Netgear switches. * Configuration methods Managed vs. unmanaged switches, Console port access, telnet, web based access, SNMP, saving configurations, NVRAM, switch stacks, stacking ports. Hands on Accessing the switch using the console, IP address configuration, telnet. * Console interface Password protection, the menus, menu options. Hands on Setting a password, displaying the switch configuration. * Web based interface Getting started, basic format. Hands on Configuring the switch using the web interface. * Port configuration Common port configuration tasks, port trunking. Hands on Configuring ports. * STP configuration What is STP? Configuring STP. Hands on Enabling and disabling STP, configuring STP * VLAN configuration What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS, applying VLANS. Hands on Setting up VLANS, setting up 802.1Q, Inter VLAN traffic. * Housekeeping TFTP, upgrades Hands on Boot from net. * SNMP SNMP configuration, NMS's. Hands on Using SNMP to manage a Netgear switch, putting it all together: troubleshooting.

HP SWITCHES TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands on course covering the product specifics of HP switches. Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting are all covered in a practical oriented way. VLANs often take up a large part of the course. The course covers all interfaces but concentrates on using the command line interface. Delegates are, however, free to use the web based interface in all exercises. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Install HP switches. * Use the command line interface and the web based interface to manage HP switches. * Configure and troubleshoot HP switches. * Perform software upgrades and maintain configurations using TFTP. HP SWITCHES TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone working with HP switches. Particularly aimed at engineers and technicians supporting HP switches. * Prerequisites: None. * Duration 2 days HP SWITCHES TRAINING COURSE CONTENT * Introduction Traditional Ethernet, Hubs, Frames, MAC addresses. Hands on Building a network with a hub. * What is a switch? Switches versus hubs, the MAC address table, handling unknown addresses. Hands on Building a network with HP switches. * Configuration methods How to configure a HP switch using: Console port access menus, CLI, telnet, web based access. Hands on Console access, show commands, using the menus, IP address configuration, telnet. * Command Line Interface Operator mode, Manager mode, configuration mode, passwords, online help, CLI commands, basic troubleshooting. Hands on More show commands, basic troubleshooting, setting a password, displaying status and counters. * Web based interface Web access, basic format, Getting started. SSL. Hands on Web based configuration. * Port configuration Common port configuration tasks, port security, port aggregation, Hands on Configuring ports. Trunking and failover. * STP configuration Broadcast storms. What is STP? RSTP. Configuring STP. Hands on Enabling and disabling STP, investigation failover. * VLANs What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS, applying VLANS. Addressing and VLANs, Layer 3 switches and VLANs. Hands on Setting up VLANS, setting up tagged ports, Inter VLAN traffic. * Housekeeping TFTP, software upgrades, downloading configurations. Hands on Software upgrade, downloading a configuration. * SNMP SNMP configuration, HP OpenView NNM. Hands on Using SNMP to manage a HP switch. * Basic troubleshooting Putting it all together. Layer 1 troubleshooting, Layer 2 troubleshooting. * Miscellaneous exercises CDP. Logging

HP PROCURVE TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands on course covering the product specifics of HP switches. Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting are all covered in a practical oriented way. VLANs often take up a large part of the course. The course covers all interfaces but concentrates on using the command line interface. Delegates are, however, free to use the web based interface in all exercises. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Install HP ProCurve switches. * Use the command line interface and the web based interface to manage HP ProCurve switches. * Configure and troubleshoot HP ProCurve switches. * Perform software upgrades and maintain configurations using TFTP. HP PROCURVE TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone working with HP switches. Particularly aimed at engineers and technicians supporting HP switches. * Prerequisites: None. * Duration 2 days HP PROCURVE TRAINING COURSE CONTENT * Introduction Traditional Ethernet, Hubs, Frames, MAC addresses. Hands on Building a network with a hub * What is a switch? Switches versus hubs, the MAC address table, handling unknown addresses. Hands on Building a network with HP switches. * Configuration methods How to configure a HP switch using: Console port access menus, CLI, telnet, web based access. Hands on Console access, show commands, using the menus, IP address configuration, telnet. * Command Line Interface Operator mode, Manager mode, configuration mode, passwords, online help, CLI commands, basic troubleshooting. Hands on More show commands, basic troubleshooting, setting a password, displaying status and counters. * Web based interface Web access, basic format, Getting started. SSL. Hands on Web based configuration. * Port configuration Common port configuration tasks, port security, port aggregation. Hands on Configuring ports. Trunking and failover. * STP configuration Broadcast storms. What is STP? RSTP. Configuring STP. Hands on Enabling and disabling STP, investigation failover. * VLAN configuration What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS, applying VLANS. Addressing and VLANs, Layer 3 switches and VLANs. Hands on Setting up VLANS, setting up tagged ports, Inter VLAN traffic. * Housekeeping TFTP, software upgrades, downloading configurations. Hands on Software upgrade, downloading a configuration. * SNMP SNMP configuration, HP OpenView. Hands on Using SNMP to manage a HP ProCurve switch. * Basic troubleshooting Putting it all together. Layer 1 troubleshooting, Layer 2 troubleshooting. * Miscellaneous exercises CDP. Logging

ETHERNET LANS TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION THIS COURSE HAS BEEN REPLACED AS PART OF OUR CONTINUOUS CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. PLEASE SEE OUR * Definitive Ethernet switching course WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Describe what Ethernet is and how it works. * Install Ethernet networks * Troubleshoot Ethernet networks * Analyse Ethernet packets * Design Ethernet networks * Recognise the uses of Hubs, Bridges, switches and routers. ETHERNET LANS TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Those wishing to find out more about how their LAN works. * Prerequisites: Intro to Data comms & networking. * Duration 3 days ETHERNET LANS TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * What is Ethernet? LANS, What is Ethernet?, history, standards, the OSI reference model, how Ethernet works, CSMA/CD. Ethernet Cabling UTP, cat 3,4,5, Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat 7, fibre optic cable, MMF, SMF. Hands on Making a cable. * 802.3 physical specifications Distance limitations, hubs and repeaters, 5-4-3-2-1 rule, 10BaseT, 10BaseF, 100BaseTX, 100BaseFX, 1000BaseSX, 1000BaseT, 10gbe. Hands on Working with hubs. * Ethernet layer 2 Overview, NICS, device drivers, MAC addresses, broadcasts, multicasts, frame formats, Ether II, 802.3, 802.2, SNAP, compatibility, Ethernet type numbers, Ethernet multicast addresses, Ethernet vendor codes. Hands on Installing Ethernet components, analysing MAC headers. * IP and Ethernet ARP Hands on Analysing ARP packets. * Ethernet extensions Full/half duplex, auto negotiation, flow control methods, 802.3ad, 802.3af, 802.3ah. Hands on Configuration of full/half duplex. * Ethernet speed enhancements Encoding, Carrier extension, packet bursting, jumbo frames. * Prioritisation 802.1P, 802.1Q, TOS, WRR, QOS, VLANs. Hands on 802.1p testing * Interconnecting LANS Broadcast domains, Collision domains, What are bridges, transparent bridging, What are switches? STP, VLANS, What are routers? Layer 3 switches, Connecting Ethernet to the WAN. Hands on STP, Analysing Ethernet frames in a routed architecture. * Troubleshooting and maintaining Ethernet Utilisation, performance, TDR and other testers, bottlenecks, statistics, RMON. Hands on Monitoring performance, troubleshooting tools.

TOTAL FABRICPATH TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A comprehensive look at Cisco's FabricPath. This course starts with the problems in traditional switched networks then moves onto to how FabricPath solves these problems. As IS-IS is key to loop free topologies in FabricPath networks, this protocol is also studied. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Explain the benefits of FabricPath. * Explain how FabricPath works * Explain the role of IS-IS in FabricPath. * Integrate FabricPath into existing networks. TOTAL FABRICPATH TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical staff working with FabricPath. * Prerequisites: Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers * Duration 1 day TOTAL FABRICPATH TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * What is FabricPath? Layer 2 versus Layer 3, STP problems: One path, convergence, MAC explosion. Frame routing. Shortest path. Comparison with TRILL. * FabricPath architecture Core and edge, VLANs, vPC+. * IS-IS Link layer IS-IS, SPF trees, traffic management. IS -IS extensions for FabricPath. ISIS TLV. * FabricPath forwarding Routing table, Switch IDs, multi destination trees, IGMP snooping. Roots. MAC versus switch tables. FabricPath Dynamic Resource Allocation Protocol (DRAP). * FabricPath frames Encapsulation, frame format, Switch ID, Forwarding tag. * Miscellaneous Basic configuration, interoperation with STP, TCN forwarding