Terminology 5 Flashcards
What is it called when a switch receives frames with the same source MAC address on different interfaces and therefore fails to forward them?
Thrashing the MAC table
What is distributed switching?
When a virtual switch resides on more than one host.
What are the 5 states (in order) that STP transitions through?
Blocking
Listening
Learning
Forwarding
Disabled
What ports do switches send BDPUs out of?
All ports
BPDU
Bridge Protocol Data Units
In STP, what does a port in blocking state do?
Listen to BPDUs and drop all other frames.
What state are ports in when a switch running STP is powered up?
Blocking
In STP, what does a port in listening state do?
Listens to BPDUs checking for loops, it does not update the MAC address table.
In STP, what does a port in learning state do?
Listens to BPDUs, it also populates the MAC address table, but does not forward data frames.
What is the default delay before a port in listening state transitions to learning state?
15s
In STP, what two types of ports enter a forwarding state?
Root and designated
What happens to host data while STP is converging?
It stops.
What is the typical STP convergence time?
50s
What is the RSTP typical convergence time?
5s
What are the 5 problems that can affect data, and that QoS seeks to mitigate?
- Delay
- Dropped packets
- Error
- Jitter
- Out of order delivery
VMPS
VLAN Management Policy Server
How many VLANs can an access port belong to?
1
How many VLANs can a trunk port belong to?
All (1 to 4094)
DTP
Dynamic Trunking Protocol
In what circumstance can an access port be assigned to a second VLAN?
When one is a Voice VLAN, a voice access port can be assigned as well as a data access port.
Why would you use a trunk port for a server rather than an access port?
Because then the server can provide services to multiple VLANs.
How does ISL work?
It adds a header and CRC to a frame which contains VLAN information when sending it out on a trunk port.
How does 802.1Q work?
It inserts an 802.1Q field along with tag information into a frame.
How big is the 802.1Q field and where is it inserted in a frame?
After the source address,
Length 2 bytes
3 bits - user priority filed
1 bit canonical information
12 bits - VLAN identifier
VTP
VLAN Trunking Protocol
What is the main requirement for a switch to be able to share VTP information with other switches?
They must be in the same VTP domain
What ports are used to send VTP information?
Trunk ports
What is used in VTP updates to determine whether a switch needs to overwrite its existing VLAN database?
Revision numbers
What are the 3 requirements for VTP to communicate VLAN information?
- The VTP management domain of both switches must be the same.
- One of the switches has to be configured as a VTP server
- If used, a password has to be set
What are the three modes of VTP operation?
Server
Client
Transparent
What VTP mode is required to add, delete, and create VLANS in a VTP domain?
Server
Where are VLAN configurations saved when a switch is in server mode?
NVRAM
What do switches in transparent mode do?
They don’t participate in the VTP domain, or share its database, but they do forward any VTP advertisements through any configured trunk links.
What is the purpose of transparent mode?
To allow remote switches to receive the VLAN database from a VTP server through a switch that is not participating in the VLAN assignments.
On a switch, what is port security?
Only allowing (a) certain MAC address(es) to access the port
On a switch, what is DHCP snooping?
Only allowing the servers on defined ports to respond to DHCP requests it also builds a bindings table (IP to MAC address)
On a switch, what is ARP Inspection?
Verification of MAC address to IP mappings of each frame (and dropping frames with altered mappings)
DAI
Dynamic ARP Inspection
What is the prerequisite for DAI?
DHCP Snooping
On a switch, what is Flood Guard?
Preventing an attacker from filling up the CAM on a switch with invalid MAC addresses (so that valid traffic is sent out all ports instead of just its designated port)