| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| Switching Technology Primer | p. 1 |
| Objectives | p. 2 |
| Network Devices | p. 2 |
| Switching Concepts | p. 10 |
| The Briefest of Introductions to ATM | p. 20 |
| Summary | p. 33 |
| Switched VLANs | p. 35 |
| Objectives | p. 36 |
| VLAN Environments | p. 36 |
| VLAN Trunking | p. 46 |
| FDDI VLANs | p. 52 |
| Spanning Tree Optimization | p. 57 |
| Fast EtherChannel | p. 63 |
| Gigabit Ethernet | p. 67 |
| CGMP and Multicasts | p. 70 |
| Summary | p. 77 |
| ATM Operation and WAN Switching | p. 79 |
| Objectives | p. 80 |
| Introduction to UNI Signaling | p. 80 |
| ATM Routing and NNI Signaling | p. 88 |
| ATM and IP Integration | p. 103 |
| LANE | p. 108 |
| MPOA | p. 114 |
| A Word on RFC 1483 | p. 116 |
| Tag Switching | p. 117 |
| Summary | p. 125 |
| Configuring Workgroup Switches | p. 127 |
| Introduction | p. 128 |
| Connecting a 2900XL Series Switch into Your Network | p. 128 |
| 2916XL Hardware Features | p. 136 |
| Upgrading the IOS | p. 137 |
| Modifying the Configuration | p. 139 |
| VLAN Assignment and Inter VLAN Communication | p. 153 |
| Using the SPAN Port for LAN Analysis | p. 161 |
| Saving and Retrieving Configurations | p. 162 |
| Typical Base Configuration | p. 164 |
| Password Recovery | p. 167 |
| Workgroup Voice over IP | p. 169 |
| Summary | p. 211 |
| Implementing Large-Scale Switched LANs | p. 215 |
| Introduction | p. 216 |
| Catalyst 5000 and 5500 Hardware | p. 216 |
| Catalyst 5K Initial Configuration | p. 226 |
| Ethernet Module Configuration | p. 245 |
| Route Switch Module Support for VLANs | p. 270 |
| Catalyst 5K Token Ring Implementation | p. 275 |
| Catalyst 5K FDDI | p. 284 |
| ATM Operation on Catalyst 5K Switches | p. 288 |
| Summary | p. 296 |
| Implementing ATM Switching | p. 299 |
| Introduction | p. 300 |
| Overview of ATM Processors for Cisco Routers | p. 300 |
| Basic ATM Processor Configuration | p. 303 |
| Configuring Classic IP Over ATM on ATM Router Interfaces (RFC 1577) | p. 310 |
| Overview of Configuring PPP Services on ATM Router Interfaces | p. 316 |
| Introduction to the LS1010 | p. 318 |
| Basic LS1010 Configuration | p. 318 |
| IISP and PNNI for the LS1010 | p. 330 |
| Configuring LANE on the LS1010 | p. 335 |
| Overview of LANE 2.0 and MPOA for the LS1010 | p. 340 |
| LS1010 Applications | p. 345 |
| Summary | p. 355 |
| Implementing Switched Networks | p. 359 |
| Introduction | p. 360 |
| Network Implementation Goals | p. 361 |
| Common Switched Network Design | p. 376 |
| Two Alternatives in Putting the Three Layers Together | p. 386 |
| Redesigning the Routed to a Switched Network | p. 388 |
| Redesigning Acme's Routed Network | p. 390 |
| Summary | p. 396 |
| Index | p. 399 |
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