Foreword;
Evolution of the Bridging World;
What Is the Big Deal About Switching Anyway?;
How This Book Will Help You (a.k.a. What's in It for Me?);
Preface;
What Is JUNOS Enterprise Switching?;
The Juniper Networks Technical Certification Program (JNTCP);
How to Use This Book;
What's in This Book?;
Conventions Used in This Book;
Using Code Examples;
Safari® Books Online;
Comments and Questions;
About Scott Morris, Lead Tech Reviewer;
Acknowledgments;
Chapter 1: LAN and Internetworking Overview;
1.1 What Is a Network?;
1.2 Ethernet Technologies;
1.3 The TCP/IP Suite;
1.4 LAN Interconnection;
1.5 Conclusion;
1.6 Chapter Review Questions;
1.7 Chapter Review Answers;
Chapter 2: EX Platform Overview;
2.1 EX Hardware Overview;
2.2 EX Series Architecture;
2.3 JUNOS Software Overview;
2.4 CLI Overview;
2.5 Advanced CLI and Other Cool Stuff;
2.6 Conclusion;
2.7 Chapter Review Questions;
2.8 Chapter Review Answers;
Chapter 3: Initial Configuration and Maintenance;
3.1 The Factory-Default Configuration and EZSetup;
3.2 Initial Configuration Using the CLI;
3.3 Secondary Configuration;
3.4 EX Interfaces;
3.5 Basic Switch Maintenance;
3.6 Conclusion;
3.7 Chapter Review Questions;
3.8 Chapter Review Answers;
Chapter 4: EX Virtual Chassis;
4.1 The EX Virtual Chassis;
4.2 Configuration, Operation, and Maintenance;
4.3 Virtual Chassis Case Study;
4.4 Conclusion;
4.5 Chapter Review Questions;
4.6 Chapter Review Answers;
Chapter 5: Virtual LANs and Trunking;
5.1 Virtual LANs and Trunking;
5.2 EX to Catalyst VLAN Integration;
5.3 Conclusion;
5.4 Chapter Review Questions;
5.5 Chapter Review Answers;
Chapter 6: Spanning Tree Protocol;
6.1 Feeling a Little Loopy;
6.2 Spanning Tree Protocol;
6.3 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol;
6.4 Spanning Tree Configuration;
6.5 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol;
6.6 Redundant Trunk Groups;
6.7 Conclusion;
6.8 Chapter Review Questions;
6.9 Chapter Review Answers;
Chapter 7: Routing on the EX;
7.1 EX Routing Overview;
7.2 Inter-VLAN Routing;
7.3 Static Routing;
7.4 RIP Routing;
7.5 Conclusion;
7.6 Chapter Review Questions;
7.7 Chapter Review Answers;
Chapter 8: Routing Policy and Firewall Filters;
8.1 Routing Policy;
8.2 Firewall Filters;
8.3 Conclusion;
8.4 Chapter Review Questions;
8.5 Chapter Review Answers;
Chapter 9: Port Security and Access Control;
9.1 Layer 2 Security Overview;
9.2 MAC Limiting, DHCP, and ARP;
9.3 IEEE 802.1X Port-Based Authentication;
9.4 Conclusion;
9.5 Chapter Review Questions;
9.6 Chapter Review Answers;
Chapter 10: IP Telephony;
10.1 Deployment Scenarios;
10.2 Power over Ethernet;
10.3 Link Layer Discovery Protocol;
10.4 LLDP with Media Endpoint Discovery;
10.5 Voice VLAN;
10.6 Case Studies;
10.7 Conclusion;
10.8 Chapter Review Questions;
10.9 Chapter Review Answers;
Chapter 11: High Availability;
11.1 Hardware Redundancy;
11.2 VRRP;
11.3 In-Service Software Upgrades;
11.4 Aggregated Ethernet;
11.5 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD);
11.6 Conclusion;
11.7 Chapter Review Questions;
11.8 Chapter Review Answers;
Glossary;
Colophon;