HP Networking Interoperability (NI)

Professionals who design, implement, and maintain network solutions based on HP and Cisco technologies, including systems engineers, systems designers, customer IT staff, HP services field and call center support engineers.

• Implementing HP E-Series Networks (IEN)

or

• Implementing HP A-Series Networks (IAN)

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• Cisco CCNP level training.

HP Networking Interoperability outlines the key differences between HP A-Series, E-Series, and Cisco switches and helps network engineers understand the issues that can arise when these switches are operating on the same network. By designing solutions in class and practicing implementation through hands-on labs, network engineers learn how to design and configure highly functional multivendor networks. They also learn how to identify and resolve problems on existing multivendor networks.

The HP Networking Interoperability course helps network engineers design and implement multivendor networks that include HP A-Series, HP E-Series, and Cisco switches. The course focuses on the key differences between platforms, such as VLAN configuration, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), link aggregation, and Network Address Translation (NAT). Network engineers will learn how to identify compatibility problems and evaluate the pros and cons of each possible solution for a given network environment.