Course Overview
The Junos Enterprise Switching course is a two-day course that provides students with introductory switching knowledge and configuration examples. This course includes an overview of switching concepts and operations, virtual LANs, spanning tree protocol, port and device security features, and high-availability features.
Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience in configuring and monitoring the JUNOS OS and monitoring device operations.
Course Topics
- Layer 2 Switching
- Ethernet Bridging Basics
- Terminology and Design Considerations
- Enabling and Monitoring Layer 2 Switching Operations
- Configuring and Monitoring VLANs
- Voice VLAN; Native VLAN
- Routed VLAN Interfaces (RVIs)
- Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
- Configuring and Monitoring STP and RSTP
- Protection Features
- Port Security
- MAC Limiting
- Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI)
- DHCP Snooping
- Device Security
- Firewall Filters
- High Availability
- Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs)
- Redundant Trunk Groups (RTG)
- Virtual Chassis
Target Audience
Network engineers, technical support personnel, reseller support engineers, and others responsible for implementing and/or maintaining the Juniper Networks products covered in this course.
Course Outline
Day 1
Chapter 1: Course Introduction
Chapter 2: Layer 2 Switching
- Ethernet Bridging Basics
- Terminology and Design Considerations
- Overview of Enterprise Switching Platforms
- Enabling and Monitoring Layer 2 Switching Operations
Chapter 3: Virtual Networks
- Overview of VLANs
- Configuring and Monitoring VLANs
- Voice VLAN
- Native VLAN
- Routed VLAN Interfaces
Chapter 4: Spanning Tree
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
- Configuring and Monitoring STP and RSTP
- Protection Features: BPDU Protection
- Protection Features: Loop Protection
- Protection Features: Root Protection
Day 2
Chapter 5: Port Security
- MAC Limiting
- DHCP Snooping
- Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI)
- IP Source Guard
Chapter 6: Device Security and Firewall Filters
- Storm Control
- Firewall Filters
Chapter 7: High Availability
- Overview of High Availability Networks
- Link Aggregation Groups
- Redundant Trunk Groups
- Overview of Virtual Chassis
- Configuring and Monitoring a Virtual Chassis
This course is available as open-enrollment Classroom event, instructor-led Live Virtual Class, REAL-ILT™ or as part of a custom Onsite Training for up to 16 students.
Prerequisites