• Restrict traffic flow within a VLAN.
• Manage dynamic VLAN registration.
• Tunnel Layer 2 traffic through Ethernet networks.
• Review the purpose and operations of a spanning tree.
• Implement multiple spanning-tree instances in a network.
• Implement one or more spanning-tree instances for a VLAN.
• List the benefits of implementing end-user authentication.
• Explain the operations of various access control features.
• Configure and monitor various access control features.
• Describe processing considerations when multiple authentication and access control features are enabled.
• Describe some common IP telephony deployment scenarios.
• Describe features that facilitate IP telephony deployments.
• Configure and monitor features used in IP telephony deployments.
• Explain the purpose and basic operations of CoS.
• Describe CoS features used in Layer 2 networks.
• Configure and monitor CoS in a Layer 2 network.
• Describe a basic troubleshooting method.
• List common issues that disrupt network operations.
• Identify tools used in network troubleshooting.
• Use available tools to resolve network issues.

DAY 1

1. Course Introduction

2. VLAN Traffic Management

• Assign user traffic to VLANs
• Explain how to restrict traffic flows within a VLAN

3. Advanced Ethernet Switching

• Configure dynamic VLAN registration using MVRP
• Implement Layer 2 tunnel traffic through Ethernet networks

Lab 1: Advanced Ethernet Switching

4. MSTP

• Describe a spanning tree’s purpose and operations
• Implement multiple spanning tree instances in a network
• Overview of Authentication Processing

5. VSTP

• Describe spanning tree instances for a VLAN
• Implement spanning tree instances for a VLAN

Lab 2: Advanced Spanning Tree

6. Authentication and Access Control

• List the benefits of implementing end-user authentication
• Describe the operations of 802.1X access control features

7. Access Control Features—MAC RADIUS and Captive Portal

• Configure and monitor MAC radius access control features
• Configure and monitor captive portal access control features
• Describe processing considerations when multiple authentication and access control features are enabled

Lab 3: Authentication and Access Control

DAY 2

8. IP Telephony Features—Power over Ethernet, Neighbor Discovery using LLDP

• Describe some common IP telephony deployment scenarios
• Explain power over Ethernet feature of IP telephony
• Describe neighbor discovery feature of IP telephony

9. IP Telephony Features—Voice LAN

• Describe voice VLAN feature of IP telephony
• Implement the IP telephony features

Lab 4: Deploying IP Telephony Features

10. Class of Service Overview

• Configure and monitor class of service in a Layer 2 network
• Perform class of service troubleshooting

11. Implement Class of Service

• Configure and monitor class of service in a Layer 2 network
• Perform class of service troubleshooting

Lab 5: Class of Service

12. Introduction to Monitoring and Troubleshooting Layer 2 Enterprise Networks

• Explain basic troubleshooting flow
• Evaluate troubleshooting steps

13 Implement Monitoring and Troubleshooting Layer 2 Enterprise Networks

• List common issues that disrupt network operations
• Identify tools used in network troubleshooting
• Use available tools to resolve network issues

Lab 6: Monitoring and Troubleshooting

A. Appendix: Junos Space Network Director

• Describe Junos Space Network Director
• Configure Junos Space Network Director

B. Appendix: Introduction to Mist AI Integration

• List the wired assurance options and the supported Juniper switching devices
• Describe provisioning and deployment process

C. Appendix: Mist Wired Assurance

• Describe the deployment options
• Explain wired assurance SLE and their classifiers
• Describe the role of Mist within campus and branch architecture

D. Appendix: ELS and Non-ELS Configuration Examples

• Configure switch options
• Describe IRB and VLAN Interfaces
• Describe Q-in-Q Tagging

Individuals responsible for configuring and monitoring EX Series switches using Junos Enhanced Layer 2 Software (ELS)

• Basic networking knowledge and an understanding of the OSI reference model and the TCP/IP protocol suite
• Completion of the Introduction to the Junos Operating System (IJOS) course, or equivalent knowledge
• Completion of Junos Enterprise Switching (JEX) course, or equivalent knowledge