Free master class

How to Deploy a Fault-tolerant LAN: Performance Enhancement (Etherchannel) and First-Hop Redundancy (FHRP)


Learn how to set up a fault-tolerant LAN, improve performance by configuring Etherchannel and first-hop redundancy (FHRP). Get hands-on experience of what Cisco CCNA R&S level network engineers do.

Why is it worth watching

  • You will find out:

    • how to make a local network fault-tolerant;
    • what does channel aggregation provide and what is it;
    • How to configure EtherChannel in switched networks;
    • how PAgP (Port Aggregation Protocol) is used;
    • how LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) is used;
    • why do we need first hop redundancy protocols;
    • How to configure VRRP protocol (FHRP protocol).
  • Determine how your networking knowledge matches the skills of a Cisco CCNA Certified Engineer

  • The recording of useful material will remain with you

  • Get answers to your questions from an expert

The master class is conducted by

Elena Starkova

  • Cisco Academy Certified Instructor for Network Security/CCNA Security and CCNP Enterprise. Received Cisco Instructor Excellence Award Advancing Employability in 2016, 2017 and Expert Level Instructor in 2019 year.
  • Candidate of Technical Sciences, specializing in telecommunication systems and networks.
  • Together with Konstantin Gerasimenko, I began preparing students for employment directly at Cisco — the Cisco Global Customer Support Center in Krakow, Poland. Currently, 10% of the employees at this center are our graduates.

Watch the recording of the master class

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If you have a question or would like to see a separate master class on another topic, write about it in the form. And Elena Starkova will answer you at the next master class.