Certified Switching Engineer (MTCSWE)
Training outline
Duration
3 days
Outcomes
By the end of this training session, the student will
be familiar with RouterOS Layer 2 forwarding
software and RouterBOARD hardware switch chip
features and bridge features. The student will be
able to configure and control Layer 2 forwarding
using MikroTik networking solutions.
Target audience
Network engineers and technicians wanting to
deploy and support Layer 2 based networks.
Course prerequisites
MTCNA certificate
Suggested reading
Search for ‘Layer 2 networking’, ‘Bridging’, ‘Switching’, ‘VLAN’
- Layer 2 forwarding concepts
- Unicast, multicast and broadcast traffic
- MAC learning in bridges and switches
- Interface settings
- RouterOS bridge overview
- RouterBOARD switch chip overview
- RouterBOARDs with basic switch chips
- Cloud Router Switch (CRS) series devices with advanced switch chips
- SwitchOS (SwOS) brief overview
- Module 1 laboratory
- MTU
- RouterOS bridge overview
- L2MTU
- Jumbo frames
- Potential MTU issues
- Module 2 laboratory
- 802.1Q and 802.1ad VLAN overview and tagging concepts
- RouterOS VLAN interfaces
- Port based VLAN (VLAN bridging)
- Inter-VLAN routing ('router on a stick')
- VLANs in basic switch chips
- Port based VLAN
- VLANs in bridge interfaces
- Port based VLAN
- MAC based VLAN
- Protocol based VLAN
- QinQ (802.1ad)
- QinQ implementation with bridge VLAN filtering
- QinQ implementation with VLAN interfaces
- Module 3 laboratory
- Spanning tree protocol (STP) concepts
- STP bridge priority
- STP port path cost
- STP and RSTP comparison
- Multiple Spanning tree (MSTP) concepts
- MSTP definition
- MSTP regions
- CST/CIST
- Bridge protocol data unit (BPDU)
- Spanning tree security
- Module 4 laboratory
- RouterOS bonding
- Bonding modes
- Compatibility with other static link aggregation
- Module 5 laboratory
- RouterOS bridge horizon
- Switch port isolation
- Module 6 laboratory
- Layer 2 QoS (802.1p)
- RouterOS bridge filter priority
- CRS priority configuration
- Traffic shaping
- Bandwidth limiting in bridge with queues
- Bandwidth limiting in switch chip
- Module 7 laboratory
- IGMP snooping
- DHCP snooping
- Loop protect
- Traffic storm control
- Layer 2 firewall
- RouterOS bridge filter features
- Switch access control list
- BPDU guard
- ARP modes
- Port security
- 802.1X
- Switch security
- Module 8 laboratory
- RouterOS PoE modes and compatibility
- RouterOS PoE priority settings
- RouterOS PoE monitoring
- Module 9 laboratory
- Layer2 diagnostic tools
- Port mirroring
- Module 10 laboratory
- Introduction to SwOS
- RouterBOARD dual-boot compatibility
- Installing SwOS
- Managing SwOS
- Configuration of Layer 2 Features with SwOS
- VLANS
- (R)STP
- Port trunking
- QoS
- Layer 2 security
- Module 11 laboratory