Cisco Catalyst LAN Switching explains how the Cisco Catalyst switch networks in theory and in practice. Switching and bridging is a complex task with the ability of the writer explained, together with the differences between the components in the line of Catalyst and Catalyst switches strategies for fitting into a virtual local area network (VLAN). This book provides detailed configuration information on Catalyst series 5000. In the end it shuns Cisco Works for Switched internetworks raw command line in order to highlight the differences between operating systems and standard Cisco Catalyst Internetworking Operating System (IOS) -. David Wall Topics covered: Switching and bridging concepts, contrast bridging architecture, virtual private networks (VPNs), virtual local area network (VLAN), and detailed configuration of Cisco Catalyst 5000 series of products.