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BUILDING CISCO MULTILAYER SWITCHED NETWORKS (BCMSN) V1.1

Code: TRN -BCMSN

Associated Certifications: CCDP/CCIE/CCNP

Duration: 5 days, Instructor-led

Prerequisites

To fully benefit from BCMSN students must have the following prerequisite skills and knowledge:

• Basic router configuration
  
• Basic switch configuration
  
• Basic VLAN configuration
  
• Spanning Tree Protocol configuration
  
• Inter-Switch Link configuration
  
• Standard access list configuration

Note: These topics are covered in the Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND) course. A student enrolled in the Cisco Career Certification program must be a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) prior to taking this course. Students not seeking certification still must complete the prerequisite courses before enrolling in this course.

Course Content

In the Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) course, network administrators learn how to build campus networks using multilayer switching technologies over high speed Ethernet. This course includes both routing and switching concepts, covering both Layer 2 and Layer 3 technologies. BCMSN is part of the recommended training path for those students seeking the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP), and Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certifications.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, the student should be able to:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to meet the following overall objectives:

• Given a campus design that includes multilayer switching over Fast Ethernet, deploy the required Cisco products and services that enable connectivity and traffic transport.
  
• Implement the necessary services at each layer of the network to all users to obtain membership in multicast groups in a working multilayer switched network.
  
• Given a working multilayer switched network, control network traffic by implementing the necessary admission policy at each layer of the network topology.

When presented with an incorrectly working multilayer switched network, restore proper network operations through the use of Cisco devices and external management tools.

Course Outline

The following topics are covered in the BCMSN course:

• Overview of a Campus Network
  
• Building a Campus Network
  
• Defining Common Workgroups
  
• Managing Redundant Links
  
• InterVLAN Routing
  
• Managing Network Traffic
  
• Configuring HSRP for a Fault-Tolerant Routing
  
• Multicast Overview
  
• Configuring IP Multicast
  
• Controlling Access to the Campus Network

Who Should Attend?

The primary audiences for the Building Cisco Multilayer Switching Networks course are:

• Network administrators and technicians who are responsible for implementing or troubleshooting a multilayer switched network in an enterprise environment.
  
• CCNP and CCDP candidates
  
• CCIE routing/switching candidates