Ethernet Switch Features

Question 1

Link Aggregation

Answer 1

Standard 802.3ad Combining multiple physical ports into one logical port increasing bandwidth and lowering congestion

Question 2

Power Over Ethernet Standards

Answer 2

PoE 802.3af and PoE+ 802.3at

Question 3

PoE802.3af Power

Answer 3

15.4 Watts

Question 4

PoE+ 802.3at Power

Answer 4

25.5 Watts

Question 5

Port Monitoring/Mirroring

Answer 5

Connecting a network sniffer to a hub or switch and collecting data from a mirrored port

Question 6

User Authentication

Answer 6

802.1x, switches can require users to authenticate themselves before gaining access to the network.

Question 7

Out of Band Management

Answer 7

Keeping all network configurations devices on a separate network.

Question 8

First Hop Redundancy

Answer 8

Hot standby router protocol uses Virtual IP and MAC addresses to provide an active router and standby router

Question 9

GLBP

Answer 9

Gateway load balancing protocol

Question 10

VRRP

Answer 10

Virtual Router Redundancy protocol

Question 11

CARP

Answer 11

Common Address Redundancy protocol

Question 12

Traffic Filtering

Answer 12

Multilayer switches may permit or deny traffic based on IP addresses or application ports

Question 13

TPI

Answer 13

Tag Protocol Identifier

Question 14

TCI

Answer 14

Tag Control Identifier