AOS-CX Switching Fundamentals (CXSF) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

AOS-CX Switching Portfolio

• Network designs
• Switching Portfolio

Switching Fundamentals

• Switching contexts
• Command Line Interface (CLI)
• Basic configuration

VLANs

• Domains - Collision and broadcast
• LANs and VLANs
• 802.1Q
• Forwarding Tables

Spanning Tree

• Purpose
• Redundant networks
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
• Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
• Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)

Link Aggregation

• Overview and interface requirements
• Static and dynamic LAGs
• Load sharing

Switch Stacking and Extension

• Operational planes
• Virtual Switching Framework (VSF)

Layer 3 Routing

• Intro to routing
• IP routes and default gateways
• Inter-VLAN routing
• Packet delivery

IP Routing Fundamentals

• Principles of routing
• Routing tables
• Routing protocols

Dynamic IP Routing

• Intro to OSPFv2
• Neighbor relationships
• OSPF network types

Quality of Service

• Intro to Quality of Service (QoS)
• Packet classification and marking
• Queuing
• Rate Limiting

Network Security Fundamentals

• Security fundamentals
• Port access
• Captive Portal

Secure Management and Maintenance

• Secure management
• Maintenance