Summary

In this chapter, you learned how to identify the characteristics of various dynamic routing protocols and determine how a router makes its forwarding decisions. Additionally, you explored the concepts of using static routing to forward packets on a router. Then, you discovered how network professionals can improve bandwidth management within a network with limited capacity to support all applications.

Furthermore, you explored various switching technologies such as delivering power over Ethernet, Layer 2 loop prevention mechanisms, link aggregation, and neighbor discover protocols. Lastly, you learned about various switch port configurations and how they are applied to help improve the performance of a network.

I hope this chapter has been informative for you and is helpful in your journey toward learning networking and becoming a network professional. In the next chapter, Chapter 10, Exploring Wireless Standards and Technologies, you will explore various wireless networking...