Cisco LAN Switching

Chapter 17. Case Studies: Implementing Switches

This chapter covers the following key topics:

• Real-World Design Issues—This chapter presents an opportunity to apply the skills learned in earlier chapters in two real-world designs.

• Campus-Wide VLANs—Considers the real-world downsides of flat earth designs.

• MLS Design—Discusses and analyzes the pros and cons of a campus design that uses Multilayer Switching (MLS) for Layer 3 switching.

• Hardware-Based Routing Design—Analyzes the benefits and unique characteristics of a campus design based on the Catalyst 8500-style of hardware-based routing.

• Configuration Examples—Looks at actual configurations for two different campus designs.

Previous chapters have focused on building specific skills ...