Understanding and configuring multilayer switching

This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' CCNP Self-Study: Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN), 3rd Edition, provides you with details, architecture, and methods of multilayer switching on Catalyst switches. An understanding of multilayer switching is necessary for network designers, administrators, and operators for deployment and troubleshooting purposes. The chapter covers the following topics:

• Multilayer switching architecture on Cisco Catalyst switches
• MLS Memory table architecture
• CEF-Based MLS Configuration, Verification, and troubleshooting
• An in-depth description of the IPSec protocol framework

Title: CCNP Self-Study: Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN), 3rd Edition
ISBN: 1587052199
Published: July 18, 2005
Authors: Richard Froom, Balaji Sivasubramanian and Erum Frahim
Chapter: Chapter 9: Understanding and Configuring Multilayer Switching
Published by Cisco Press

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