This expert Layer 2 CCIE tutorial teaches network engineers about advanced VLAN topics like trunking, VLAN databases, and VTP; implement LACP and EtherChannel Misconfiguration Guard; and decide between PVST+, Rapid PVST+, and MST.
Sitting at the top of the Cisco pyramid of IT knowledge is the CCIE. Cisco's Certified Internetworking Expert is earned by people at the top of their career, with years of deep specialization. There are six different CCIEs, offered to engineers specializing in six fields: Collaboration, Data Center, Enterprise Infrastructure, Enterprise Wireless, Security, and Service Provider.
This advanced Spanning Tree Protocol training is designed to prepare you to work with layer 2 technologies in the most advanced environments possible. Since one of the two CCIE exams is entirely practical, this course focuses on the practical skills around planning, managing, and troubleshooting VLANs, EtherChannel, and STP in its most advanced configurations and deployments.
Once you're done with this Cisco skills training, you'll know how to design, deploy, and operate layer 2 technologies within complex enterprise networks.
For managers with Cisco products, this Cisco training can be used to onboard new network engineers, curated into individual or team training plans, or as a Cisco reference resource.
Layer 2 CCIE Training: What You Need to Know
This CCIE tutorial has videos that cover topics including:
- Deploying and managing advanced STP configurations
- Understanding native VLANs
- Implementing discovery protocols, such as CDP and LLDP
- Enabling load balancing over redundant links with MST
Who Should Take This CCIE Tutorial?
This CCIE tutorial is considered professional-level Cisco training, which means it was designed for network engineers. This Cisco networking course will validate the extensive experience most network engineers have with layer 2 technologies.
New or aspiring network engineers. If you're just starting to get your feet under you as a network engineer, courses like this will help you define your career. The best long-term preparation for your career is to familiarize yourself with advanced configurations of protocol as early as possible and keep returning to them to build up familiarity throughout your career.
Experienced network engineers. Some network engineers with years of experience don't think they need certifications. This course isn't exclusively exam prep — it's focused first and foremost on guaranteeing you can deploy and manage layer 2 technologies in complex enterprise environments.