Cisco 3 - Ch. 3 - Switching In An Enterprise Network

Front 1

BID

Back 1

"Bridge ID"
Identification of the the root bridge which is a focal point in and STP network.

Front 2

VLAN

Back 2

"virtual local area network"
Group of devices on a network, typically end-user stations, that communicate as if attached to the same network segment even though they may be on different segments.

Front 3

wire speed

Back 3

Rate that packets are forwarded on a network.

Front 4

OSI Layers

Back 4

OSI Layers with technogies & protocols

Front 5

CAM

Back 5

"content addressable memory"
MAC address table maintained by a switch. A CAM is recreated every time a switch is activated.

Front 6

microsegmentation

Back 6

Division of a network into smaller segments, usually with the intention of increasing aggregate bandwidth to network devices.

Front 7

VTP

Back 7

"Virtual Trunking Protocol"
Cisco proprietary standard that maintains a consistent VLAN configuration across a common administrative domain.

Front 8

VTP

Back 8

"Virtual Trunking Protocol"
Cisco proprietary standard that maintains a consistent VLAN configuration across a common administrative domain.

Front 9

trunk port

Back 9

A port on a switch or router that connects a switch to another switch, a router, or a server through a trunk. A trunk carries traffic for multiple VLANs over the same link. The VLANs are multiplexed over the link with a trunking protocol.

Front 10

ASICs

Back 10

"application-specific integrated circuit"
Circuit that gives precise instructions for the functionality of a device during Layer 3 switching.