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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="36273" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/arista-fdn" lastchanged="2026-01-20T15:23:33+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Arista Networking - Foundations</title><productcode>FDN</productcode><vendorcode>AR</vendorcode><vendorname>Arista</vendorname><fullproductcode>AR-FDN</fullproductcode><version>1.0</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;At the end of the course, you should have a better understanding of : 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fundamental network technologies &amp;amp; protocols&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Entry into Arista EOS and CloudVision&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CLI Navigation and Configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Layer 2 &amp;amp; 3 switching and routing techniques&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;TCP/IP Networking knowledge, understanding basic layer 2 and 3 networking concepts are beneficial but not mandatory&lt;/p&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;Entry-level or new network engineers in roles of network administrators and/or Support&lt;/p&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;h5&gt;NETWORK ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Network Introduction&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to networks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Network models&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;OSI in Action&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Wireshark and TCP/IP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Physical Layer&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Copper and PoE&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Fiber &amp;amp; Wireless&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Data Link Layer&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ethernet and MAC addressing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;L2 Devices Learning and Forwarding&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Network Layer&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to IPv4&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What is a subnet mask?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;IPv4 classes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Default gateways&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Subnetting&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Network Protocols&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;DHCP, ICMP, DNS, ARP, NTP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Transport and Application Layer&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Transport layer responsibilities&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;TCP vs UDP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;ARISTA EOS FUNDAMENTALS&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;EOS Overview&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Consistent networking with EOS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to Arista EOS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What is SysDB&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to NetDB&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;EOS Network Data Lake (NetDL)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Arista cEOS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Arista EOS Quality&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Getting started with EOS&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Connect to network devices&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;EOS booting process&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CLI configuration modes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CLI basic config&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Interfaces and ports&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuration checkpoints&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuration sessions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Introduction to EOS CLI&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Setting up management connectivity&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;LAYER 2 SWITCHING FUNDAMENTALS&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Neighbor discovery&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to neighbor discovery&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Creating a network diagram using LLDP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Creating a network diagram using LLDP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to VLANs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to trunking protocols 802.1q&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring VLANs on a single switch&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring VLANs between switches&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Inter VLAN routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring a &amp;ldquo;router on a stick&amp;rdquo;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring inter-VLAN routing with SVIs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Configure VLANs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Configure Inter VLAN routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to spanning tree&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;STP operations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;STP port states&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;STP modes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Configure STP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link Aggregation Protocols&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to Link Aggregation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring link aggregation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to MLAG&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Configuring LACP and MLAG&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;LAYER 3 ROUTING FUNDAMENTALS&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Introduction to Routers&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Network Design with routers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Configure L3 addresses&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Routing&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Why routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Static routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Configure static routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dynamic routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Classful vs classless routing protocols&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Metric and Admin distance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Distance vector protocols (RIP)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;RIPv1 vs RIPv2&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Link state routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Configure routing protocols&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Internet and WAN&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Wide Area Network&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Network Address Translation (NAT)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</contents><outline>&lt;h5&gt;NETWORK ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Network Introduction&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to networks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Network models&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;OSI in Action&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Wireshark and TCP/IP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Physical Layer&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Copper and PoE&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Fiber &amp;amp; Wireless&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Data Link Layer&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ethernet and MAC addressing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;L2 Devices Learning and Forwarding&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Network Layer&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to IPv4&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What is a subnet mask?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;IPv4 classes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Default gateways&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Subnetting&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Network Protocols&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;DHCP, ICMP, DNS, ARP, NTP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Transport and Application Layer&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Transport layer responsibilities&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;TCP vs UDP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;ARISTA EOS FUNDAMENTALS&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;EOS Overview&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Consistent networking with EOS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to Arista EOS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What is SysDB&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to NetDB&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;EOS Network Data Lake (NetDL)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Arista cEOS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Arista EOS Quality&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Getting started with EOS&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Connect to network devices&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;EOS booting process&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CLI configuration modes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CLI basic config&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Interfaces and ports&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuration checkpoints&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuration sessions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Introduction to EOS CLI&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Setting up management connectivity&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;LAYER 2 SWITCHING FUNDAMENTALS&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Neighbor discovery&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to neighbor discovery&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Creating a network diagram using LLDP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Creating a network diagram using LLDP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to VLANs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to trunking protocols 802.1q&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring VLANs on a single switch&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring VLANs between switches&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Inter VLAN routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring a &amp;ldquo;router on a stick&amp;rdquo;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring inter-VLAN routing with SVIs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Configure VLANs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Configure Inter VLAN routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to spanning tree&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;STP operations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;STP port states&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;STP modes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Configure STP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link Aggregation Protocols&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to Link Aggregation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring link aggregation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to MLAG&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Configuring LACP and MLAG&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;LAYER 3 ROUTING FUNDAMENTALS&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Introduction to Routers&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Network Design with routers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Configure L3 addresses&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Routing&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Why routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Static routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Configure static routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dynamic routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Classful vs classless routing protocols&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Metric and Admin distance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Distance vector protocols (RIP)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;RIPv1 vs RIPv2&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Link state routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAB &amp;ndash; Configure routing protocols&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Internet and WAN&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Wide Area Network&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Network Address Translation (NAT)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>At the end of the course, you should have a better understanding of : 



- Fundamental network technologies &amp; protocols
- Entry into Arista EOS and CloudVision
- CLI Navigation and Configuration
- Layer 2 &amp; 3 switching and routing techniques</objective_plain><essentials_plain>TCP/IP Networking knowledge, understanding basic layer 2 and 3 networking concepts are beneficial but not mandatory</essentials_plain><audience_plain>Entry-level or new network engineers in roles of network administrators and/or Support</audience_plain><contents_plain>NETWORK ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS


Network Introduction



- Introduction to networks
- Network models
- OSI in Action
- Wireshark and TCP/IP
Physical Layer



- Copper and PoE
- Fiber &amp; Wireless
Data Link Layer



- Ethernet and MAC addressing
- L2 Devices Learning and Forwarding
Network Layer



- Introduction to IPv4
- What is a subnet mask?
- IPv4 classes
- Default gateways
- Subnetting
Network Protocols



- DHCP, ICMP, DNS, ARP, NTP
Transport and Application Layer



- Transport layer responsibilities
- TCP vs UDP
ARISTA EOS FUNDAMENTALS


EOS Overview



- Consistent networking with EOS
- Introduction to Arista EOS
- What is SysDB
- Introduction to NetDB
- EOS Network Data Lake (NetDL)
- Arista cEOS
- Arista EOS Quality
Getting started with EOS



- Connect to network devices
- EOS booting process
- CLI configuration modes
- CLI basic config
- Interfaces and ports
- Configuration checkpoints
- Configuration sessions
- LAB – Introduction to EOS CLI
- LAB – Setting up management connectivity
LAYER 2 SWITCHING FUNDAMENTALS


Neighbor discovery



- Introduction to neighbor discovery
- Creating a network diagram using LLDP
- LAB – Creating a network diagram using LLDP
Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)



- Introduction to VLANs
- Introduction to trunking protocols 802.1q
- Configuring VLANs on a single switch
- Configuring VLANs between switches
- Inter VLAN routing
- Configuring a “router on a stick”
- Configuring inter-VLAN routing with SVIs
- LAB – Configure VLANs
- LAB – Configure Inter VLAN routing
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)



- Introduction to spanning tree
- STP operations
- STP port states
- STP modes
- LAB – Configure STP
Link Aggregation Protocols



- Introduction to Link Aggregation
- Configuring link aggregation
- Introduction to MLAG
- LAB – Configuring LACP and MLAG
LAYER 3 ROUTING FUNDAMENTALS


Introduction to Routers



- Network Design with routers
- LAB – Configure L3 addresses
Routing



- Why routing
- Static routing
- LAB – Configure static routing
- Dynamic routing
- Classful vs classless routing protocols
- Metric and Admin distance
- Distance vector protocols (RIP)
- RIPv1 vs RIPv2
- Link state routing
- LAB – Configure routing protocols
Internet and WAN



- Wide Area Network
- Network Address Translation (NAT)</contents_plain><outline_plain>NETWORK ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS


Network Introduction



- Introduction to networks
- Network models
- OSI in Action
- Wireshark and TCP/IP
Physical Layer



- Copper and PoE
- Fiber &amp; Wireless
Data Link Layer



- Ethernet and MAC addressing
- L2 Devices Learning and Forwarding
Network Layer



- Introduction to IPv4
- What is a subnet mask?
- IPv4 classes
- Default gateways
- Subnetting
Network Protocols



- DHCP, ICMP, DNS, ARP, NTP
Transport and Application Layer



- Transport layer responsibilities
- TCP vs UDP
ARISTA EOS FUNDAMENTALS


EOS Overview



- Consistent networking with EOS
- Introduction to Arista EOS
- What is SysDB
- Introduction to NetDB
- EOS Network Data Lake (NetDL)
- Arista cEOS
- Arista EOS Quality
Getting started with EOS



- Connect to network devices
- EOS booting process
- CLI configuration modes
- CLI basic config
- Interfaces and ports
- Configuration checkpoints
- Configuration sessions
- LAB – Introduction to EOS CLI
- LAB – Setting up management connectivity
LAYER 2 SWITCHING FUNDAMENTALS


Neighbor discovery



- Introduction to neighbor discovery
- Creating a network diagram using LLDP
- LAB – Creating a network diagram using LLDP
Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)



- Introduction to VLANs
- Introduction to trunking protocols 802.1q
- Configuring VLANs on a single switch
- Configuring VLANs between switches
- Inter VLAN routing
- Configuring a “router on a stick”
- Configuring inter-VLAN routing with SVIs
- LAB – Configure VLANs
- LAB – Configure Inter VLAN routing
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)



- Introduction to spanning tree
- STP operations
- STP port states
- STP modes
- LAB – Configure STP
Link Aggregation Protocols



- Introduction to Link Aggregation
- Configuring link aggregation
- Introduction to MLAG
- LAB – Configuring LACP and MLAG
LAYER 3 ROUTING FUNDAMENTALS


Introduction to Routers



- Network Design with routers
- LAB – Configure L3 addresses
Routing



- Why routing
- Static routing
- LAB – Configure static routing
- Dynamic routing
- Classful vs classless routing protocols
- Metric and Admin distance
- Distance vector protocols (RIP)
- RIPv1 vs RIPv2
- Link state routing
- LAB – Configure routing protocols
Internet and WAN



- Wide Area Network
- Network Address Translation (NAT)</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="5">5 days</duration><pricelist><price country="AT" currency="EUR">4995.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">4995.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">4995.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">4995.00</price><price country="FR" currency="EUR">4995.00</price><price country="GB" currency="GBP">4400.00</price><price country="NL" currency="EUR">4995.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">4995.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>