Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Crash Course

Whether you're preparing for your CCNA R/S exam, studying for your CCNP R/S cert, or even your CCIE R/S lab, you need to know Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). Even if you're not seeking an industry certification, STP is critical for network engineers to know, due to its widespread deployment in today's corporate networks.

This STP Crash Course was recorded during a live on-line course with hundreds in attendance, which gives the course a live event feel. Specifically, this course covers 5 major topics:

• Module 1: The Need for STP
• Module 2: STP Theory and Terminology
• Module 3: Flavors of STP
• Module 4: Optional Features
• Module 5: EtherChannel

All videos are downloadable.

Also, to "get your hands dirty," this course comes with a downloadable PDF containing a switch topology and step-by-step lab exercises. You can adapt the provided configs to your physical gear, router simulator (e.g. Cisco Packet Tracer), or router emulator (e.g. Cisco VIRL) to help reinforce what you learn in the course.