STUDY PLAN

Cisco CCNP Routing/Switching

300-115 SWITCH
Total Videos: 41 Time: 10 hrs
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 7. CORE:
Managing Power The number and title for each video
over Ethernet corresponds to the number and
title you will find on the Cisco CCNP
Routing/Switching 300-115 SWITCH
and Cisco CCNP SWITCH 300-115
Hands-on Labs Exam Prep course
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Cisco CCNP Routing/Switching 300-115 SWITCH

1. Welcome: 2. CORE: 3. CORE: 4. CORE: 5. CORE: 6. CORE: 7. CORE:

WEEK 1

Course Overview and The Switch Design CAM, TCAM, and CDP AND LLDP Understanding Handling Err-Disabled Managing Power
Cisco Certification Big Picture SDM Templates Interface Counters Ports over Ethernet

15 min. 12 min. 15 min. 11 min. 13 min. 5 min. 7 min.

8. VLAN: EXTRA
Explore the Cisco Download NuggetLab files/materials Consider purchasing a textbook to
Switch Network MILE website to learn more that supplement the video training. supplement your training.
Design — Old
about the CCNP exam,
and New CCNP Routing and Switching SWITCH
its requirements, and
300-115 Official Cert Guide
available resources.
CCNP SWITCH Lab Manual
19 min.

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 9. VLAN: 10. VLAN: 11. VLAN: 12. VLAN: 13. STP: 14. STP: 15. STP:
WEEK 2

Typical VLAN All things VTP Trunking in Depth Handling DHCP Back to the Core Understanding the When STP Standards
Scenarios Standards Collide

12 min. 15 min. 22 min. 14 min. 17 min. 20 min. 10 min.

16. STP: EXTRA

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This helps you assess how well you are retaining the material you’ve learned so far!

22 min.

17. STP: 18. STP: 19. STP: 20. STP: 21. STP: 22. L3 Switching: 23. L3 Switching:
WEEK 3

Understanding RootGuard, Configuring RSTP Understanding Spanning Tree Best Joining the L3 Switch VLANs, SVIs,
BPDUGuard and LoopGuard, and and MST and Configuring Practices Revolution and Routed Port
BPDUFilter UDLD Etherchannel Configuration

11 min. 14 min. 27 min. 29 min. 13 min. 19 min. 15 min.

24. L3 Switching: EXTRA

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5 min.

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 25. L3 26. L3 27. L3 28. L3 29. L3 30. SECURE: 31. SECURE:
WEEK 4

Switching: Switching: Switching: Switching: Switching: Understanding and DHCP Snooping

Understanding FHRP and STP HSRP Configuration VRRP Configuration GLBP Configuration Configuring Port Configuration
the FHRP Lineup — Interaction Security
HSRP, VRRP, GLBP

13 min. 12 min. 15 min. 18 min. 16 min. 16 min. 5 min.

32 SECURE: EXTRA
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16 min.

33. SECURE: 34. SECURE: 35. SECURE: 36. SECURE: 37. MISC: 38. MISC: 39. MISC:
WEEK 5

Cisco Storm Control Understanding Private Configuring Private Understanding AAA for Switchport Monitoring SNMP Version 3 NTP and SNTP
VLANs VLANs Switches with SPAN and RSPAN

6 min. 8 min. 7 min. 28 min. 5 min. 11 min. 17 min.

40. MISC: 41. MISC: EXTRA

MILE CRAM SESSIONS! Consider completing the CCNP Switch
Stackwise Switch Espresso Roasting
Review training Nuggets where you 300-115 Hands-on Labs Exam Prep
Virtualization and Other Study Tips
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(See page 7 for Exam Prep study guide)

11 min. 15 min.

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 OPTIONAL TRAINING:
Cisco CCNP SWITCH 300-115 Hands-on Labs Exam Prep Total Videos: 18 Time: 3 hrs

1. Welcome! 2. HSRP 3. GLBP 4. SDM 5. Configure an 6. Filter VLANs 7. VTP

WEEK 6

Let’s get started! Templates Ethernet Trunk on a Trunk

7 min. 23 min. 18 min. 8 min. 8 min. 9 min. 10 min.

8. Pruning 9. CDP and EXTRA

MILE Practice, practice, practice! “When you link desire with
(with VTP) LLDP
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an extraordinary life.”
– Michael Josephson
7 min. 8 min.

10. EtherChannel 11. Storm 12. Port 13. RSPAN 14. MLS, STP, 15. Attack 16. SSH
WEEK 7

Control Security and VLANs Mitigation Authentication

using RADIUS

12 min. 6 min. 7 min. 9 min. 16 min. 9 min. 10 min.

17. 802.1x 18. VLAN EXTRA

MILE Practice makes perfect! “Success is the sum of small
Port Control ACLs Especially in IT training!
efforts, repreated day in and
day out.”
– R. Collier

6 min. 8 min.

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