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CCNP and CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 Official Cert Guide, 2nd Edition
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CCNP and CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 Official Cert Guide, 2nd Edition

by Somit Maloo, Iskren Nikolov, Firas Ahmed
December 2023
Intermediate to advanced
1096 pages
33h 23m
English
Cisco Press
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Chapter 2

Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols

Switching is an OSI Layer 2 (L2) process that uses a device’s Media Access Control (MAC) address to perform forwarding decisions. For high availability, switches are normally interconnected using redundant links. Switching protocols prevent Layer 2 looping when deploying switches with redundant links.

This chapter covers the following key topics:

  • Spanning Tree Protocols (STP): This section provides an overview of the Layer 2 Spanning Tree Protocol, discusses the Rapid PVST+ protocol, and includes a configuration example.

  • Port Channels: This section discusses the Layer 2 port channel and command-line interface (CLI) commands and includes a configuration example.

  • Virtual Port Channel: This ...

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ISBN: 9780138228071