Category Archives: Routing

DHCP Lease Periods Explained

Configuring DHCP Lease Periods on Cisco router. What Is DHCP Lease Period? The DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) lease period refers to the length of time that a network device (like a computer, smartphone, or any other connected device) is allowed to use an IP address that’s been assigned to it by a DHCP server. This concept is… Read More »

Frame Relay Address Mapping.

What is Frame Relay Address Mapping? Frame Relay is a widely used packet-switching technology in the field of telecommunications and computer networking. It allows data to be transmitted in discrete units known as frames over a wide area network (WAN). These frames are used to encapsulate data before transmission and are then sent to the destination across the… Read More »

Types and Features of a Switch Explained with Examples.

What are The Types And Features of Cisco Switches? Things to consider when selecting a Switch for a Network. To select the appropriate switch for a layer in a particular network, you need to have specifications that detail the target traffic flows, user communities, data servers, and data storage servers. The company needs a network that can meet… Read More »

EtherChannel Explained with Example.

What is EtherChannel? The process used to bundle ports together in an ethernet switch to achieve higher bandwidth is known as EtherChannel or link aggregation. Link aggregation can be useful when interconnecting switches together and when interconnecting other devices to a switch, e.g. you can use EtherChannel when you need to connect a switch to a server with multiple network adaptors or… Read More »

EIGRPv6 Explained with Examples.

What Is EIGRPv6? The Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) for IPv6 – EIGRPv6.  EIGRP is an enhanced version of the IGRP developed by Cisco. EIGRP for IPv6 works in the same way as EIGRP IPv4 where they can be configured and managed separately. EIGRPv6 is still a distant-vector routing protocol with the same link-state features, The hello… Read More »