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Enterprise Switching

Building secure, reliable and intelligent networks utilizing the Enterasys Switching Product family capabilities

Associated Certifications:

Enterasys Systems Engineer (ESE)

Duration:

4 Days
Training Method: ILT: Instructor Led Training
Enterasys Facility (NA, UK,
Germany):		 1 Enterasys Service Unit (PS-ESU-1)

On-site Deliveries:

Please contact your local Enterasys representative for special pricing
Course Overview: Within this course, students will learn methods to properly deploy, configure, and manage their network infrastructure utilizing the numerous network convergence, management and security functionalities within the Enterasys Switching Product families. Within the Enterprise Switching course, students will gain hands on experience by performing real world tasks in a robust lab environment including configuring convergence and traffic management protocols, as well as implementing security and management capabilities.
Who Should Attend: Network Managers, Architects, and Systems Integrators

Course Prerequisites:

Students should possess an understanding of network fundamentals, traffic classifications, and general network management concepts, as well as network security concepts and technologies.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, students will have gained the knowledge to best utilize all the existing capabilities within the Enterasys Switching Product family to both effectively and efficiently run their enterprise network.

Course Agenda:

Area of focus within the class involves:

  • Switching Product Family Overview – Matrix N Series (Distributed Forward Forwarding Engine overview, Advanced Distribution Architecture, Integrated Services Design, embedded features and capabilities, Power over Ethernet and the Matrix Security Module), SecureStack (embedded features and capabilities, Power over Ethernet, and Stacking functionality), Matrix E1 (overview of functionality and capabilities)
  • Device Management – Overview of the multiple management options, Firmware upgrades, including configuration management, Remote Address Discovery (RAD), Management Security and statistical capabilities (NetFlow and RMON)
  • 802.1Q VLAN Support – Planning, configuration, learning modes, Per VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST), Multiple Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1s – MST), Egress capabilities and VLAN classifications
  • Spanning Tree (1D, 1w, and 1s) – Overview and capabilities of the multiple supported Spanning Tree protocols including standards based 802.1D, 802.1w (Rapid Spanning Tree), 801.s (Multiple Spanning Trees) and the Enterasys Per VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST), convergence protection using Span GuardTM, and recommended practices for implementation
  • Bandwidth optimization, with Link Aggregation –  Implementation and configuration of supported bandwidth optimization methods including standards based 802.3ad Link Aggregation, SmartTrunking, as well as recommended implementation practices
  • Traffic Management – Features and functionality overview of the multiple Traffic Management capabilities including Port and VLAN mirroring, Broadcast Suppression, MAC Locking, and Flow Setup Throttling.  Discussions regarding network traffic analysis, as well as methods for reducing unwanted network traffic by using Quality of Service features (Traffic classification, marking and forwarding treatment) are also covered
  • Authentication Methods – Detailed overview, configuration and implementation of the multiple supported authentication methods including RADIUS, standards based 802.1x, MAC-based authentication, Port Web Authentication (PWA), Convergence End Point (CEP), and Enterasys Policy Implementation.  In addition, the topics of concurrent implementation of authentication methods, Hybrid authentication, multi-user authentication (MUA) and “User + IP Phone”  are also covered  

Recommended Next Courses:

Enterprise Routing, Secure Wireless, Enterprise Management

Certification Training:

Enterprise Switching is recommended for the Enterasys Systems Engineer (ESE) examination. All courses listed are offered by Enterasys and our Enterasys Certified Instructor (ECI) partner network
Course Schedule: Classroom Training Schedule

For Managers:

Enterprise Switching is targeted for those users that have an understanding of networking fundamentals and now require a more detailed understanding of the Enterasys Switching Product family and how the respective features and functionality interoperate in order to effectively perform their respective functions.  Ideal candidates for the Enterprise Switching course are Network Administrators or Systems Integration Specialists who are tasked with the responsibility of installing, configuring and operating the infrastructure within your network domain.  Upon completion of this course, your employees will have gained the ability to provide insight through real world lab exercises regarding the implementation, operation and management of switching technologies (High Availability, Bandwidth Optimization, Traffic Management and Authentication Methods), utilizing the Enterasys switching family of products.  In addition, students will have achieved required the working knowledge towards becoming Enterasys Systems Engineer (ESE) certified.