Cisco LAN Switching Configuration Handbook, 2/e (Paperback)

Cisco LAN Switching Configuration Handbook

Second Edition

A concise reference for implementing the most frequently used features of the Cisco Catalyst family of switches

Steve McQuerry, CCIE® No. 6108

David Jansen, CCIE No. 5952

David Hucaby, CCIE No. 4594

Cisco LAN Switching Configuration Handbook, Second Edition, is a quick and portable reference guide to the most commonly used features that can be configured on Cisco® Catalyst® switches. Written to be used across all Catalyst IOS platforms, the book covers general use of Cisco IOS®, followed by a series of chapters that provide design and configuration guidelines. Each chapter starts with common design overviews and then describes the configuration of management features. Coverage includes Layer 2, Layer 3, multicast, high availability, and traffic management configurations.

This book is organized by groups of common features, with sections marked by shaded tabs for quick reference. Information on each feature is presented in a concise format, with background, configuration, and example components. The format is organized for easy accessibility to commands and their proper usage, saving you hours of research time.

From the first page, the authors zero in on quick facts, configuration steps, and explanations of configuration options in each Cisco Catalyst switch feature. The quick reference format allows you to easily locate just the information you need without having to search through thousands of pages of documentation, helping you get your switches up and running quickly and smoothly.

Whether you are looking for a handy, portable reference to more easily configure Cisco Catalyst switches in the field, or you are preparing for CCNA®, CCNP®, or CCIE® certification, you will find Cisco LAN Switching Configuration Handbook, Second Edition, to be an essential resource.

Steve McQuerry, CCIE No. 6108, is a technical solutions architect with Cisco focused on data center solutions. Steve works with enterprise customers in the midwestern United States to help them plan their data center architectures. David Jansen, CCIE No. 5952, is a technical solutions architect (TSA) with Cisco focused on Data Center Architectures at Cisco. David has more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry. David Hucaby, CCIE No. 4594, is a lead network engineer for the University of Kentucky, where he works with healthcare networks based on the Cisco Catalyst, ASA/PIX/FWSM security, and VPN product lines.

• Implement switched campus network designs
• Configure switch prompts, IP addresses, passwords, switch modules, file management, and administrative protocols
• Understand how Layer 3 interfaces are used in a switch
• Configure Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and EtherChannel interfaces
• Implement VLANs, trunking, and VTP
• Operate, configure, and tune Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
• Handle multicast traffic and interact with multicast routers
• Streamline access to server and firewall farms with accelerated server load balancing
• Deploy broadcast suppression, user authentication, port security, and VLAN access lists
• Configure switch management features
• Implement QoS and high availability features
• Transport voice traffic with specialized voice gateway modules, inline power, and QoS features

This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press®, which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers.

《Cisco LAN Switching Configuration Handbook》第二版是一本簡潔的參考書，用於實施Cisco Catalyst系列交換機最常用的功能。本書適用於所有Catalyst IOS平台，首先介紹了Cisco IOS的一般使用，然後提供了設計和配置指南的一系列章節。每個章節都以常見的設計概述開始，然後描述管理功能的配置。內容包括第2層、第3層、多播、高可用性和流量管理配置。

本書按照常見功能分組，並使用陰影標籤標示各個部分，以便快速查找。每個功能的信息以簡潔的格式呈現，包括背景、配置和示例組件。這種格式的組織方式方便您快速訪問命令及其正確使用方式，節省您的研究時間。

從第一頁開始，作者們專注於每個Cisco Catalyst交換機功能的快速事實、配置步驟和配置選項的解釋。快速參考格式使您能夠輕鬆找到所需的信息，而無需搜索數千頁的文檔，幫助您快速順利地啟動和運行交換機。

無論您是在尋找一本方便攜帶的參考書，以更輕鬆地在現場配置Cisco Catalyst交換機，還是在為CCNA、CCNP或CCIE認證做準備，您都會發現《Cisco LAN Switching Configuration Handbook》第二版是一個必不可少的資源。

Steve McQuerry，CCIE No. 6108，是思科公司的技術解決方案架構師，專注於數據中心解決方案。Steve與美國中西部的企業客戶合作，幫助他們規劃數據中心架構。David Jansen，CCIE No. 5952，是思科公司的技術解決方案架構師，專注於思科數據中心架構。David在IT行業擁有超過20年的經驗。David Hucaby，CCIE No. 4594，是肯塔基大學的首席網絡工程師，他在基於Cisco Catalyst、ASA/PIX/FWSM安全和VPN產品線的醫療網絡方面工作。

本書涵蓋以下內容：
- 實施交換機校園網絡設計
- 配置交換機提示、IP地址、密碼、交換機模塊、文件管理和管理協議
- 了解交換機中使用的第3層接口
- 配置以太網、快速以太網、千兆以太網和EtherChannel接口
- 實施VLAN、干道和VTP
- 操作、配置和調整生成樹協議（STP）
- 處理多播流量並與多播路由器交互
- 通過加速的服務器負載平衡簡化對服務器和防火牆農場的訪問
- 部署廣播抑制、用戶身份驗證、端口安全和VLAN訪問列表
- 配置交換機管理功能
- 實施QoS和高可用性功能
- 使用專用語音網關模塊、內聯電源和QoS功能傳輸語音流量