Annex C18 Advanced Switching Concepts

Question 0

Purpose of a VLAN Database (vlan.dat)

Answer 0

VLAN info you create on the VLAN server is stored within a VLAN database file

This database is the central repository for VLAN info for that VTP domain

Question 1

Purpose of a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)

Answer 1

VLANS are used to separate the one layer 2 broadcast domain into multiple networks based upon the desires of the data planner

Question 2

VLAN trunking protocol

Answer 2

VTP is a management protocol that group switches into a VTP domain

Question 3

VTP domain

Answer 3

Collection of switches that fall under the same VTP server and share a common VLAN database

Question 4

VLAN Trunk

Answer 4

Connection between switches that is programmed to allow VLAN database info and multiple VLANs to travers that connection,

It uses VTP IOT do this

Question 5

Two (2) main types of VLAN tagging technologies

Answer 5

Inter Switch Link (ISL)

802.1q

Question 6

Purpose of Inter VLAN Routing

Answer 6

Only layer 3 devices can route traffic between different VLANS

Routing data between VLANs within a switched LAN is the purpose of Inter VLAN routing

Question 7

Preferred intermediary device used to perform inter VLAN routing within USMC PSNs

Answer 7

Layer 3 switches

Question 8

Spanning Tree Protocol

Answer 8

Prevent loops from forming on the LAN

Loops can form on the layer 2 network since there are no TTL indicators in frames

Question 9

Advantages of Cisco Etherchannel Technology

Answer 9

Significantly increases the bandwidth between two devices

Fault tolerance: if 1 line out of the group of 8 is cut, etherchannel will automatically compensate