Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH) Foundation Learning Guide

Exam 38 Foundation Learning Guide is a Cisco authorized, self-paced learning tool for CCNP preparation. This book educates network professionals on how to build scalable multilayer switched networks, how to create and deploy a global intranet, and how to implement basic troubleshooting techniques in environments that use Cisco multilayer switches for client hosts and services. As part of the Cisco Press Self-Study series, Exam 38 Foundation Learning Guide provides early and comprehensive foundation learning for the CCNP SWITCH exam. This revision to the popular Authorized Self-Study Guide format for Advanced Switching at the Professional level is fully updated to include complete coverage of the new Implementing Cisco Switched Networks (SWITCH) course. The proposed book is an intermediate-level text, which assumes that readers have been exposed to beginner-level networking concepts contained in the CCNA (ICND1 and ICND2) certification curriculum. No previous exposure to the CCNP level subject matter is required, so the book provides a great deal of detail on the topics covered. Each chapter opens with a list of objectives to help focus the reader's study. Real-world case studies sprinkled throughout help illuminate theoretical concepts. Key terms will be highlighted and defined as they are first used. Each chapter will conclude with a summary to help review key concepts, as well as review questions to reinforce the reader's understanding of what was covered.