- The Catalyst product family at a glance
- Basic configuration and device maintenance
- Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) and Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP)
- Spanning Tree Extensions (Toolkit)
- EtherChannel, Link Aggregation (LACP, PAgP)
- Administration of VLANs & VLAN tagging
- Multilayer switching
- Overlay technology concepts (OTV, VXLAN, FabricPath)
- Redundancy concepts
- High availability through HSRP, stacking, VSS
- Layer 2 Security (Port Security)
- Layer 3 Security (ACL)
- Troubleshooting with port mirroring and WireShark
- Quality of service concepts
- System management and monitoring
- Troubleshooting in the laboratory