Remember DTP
Full name: Dynamic Trunking Protocol
Memory aid: Dynamically Talk about Trunking.
Explicitly configuring intended port mode reduces unwanted trunk negotiation.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 7
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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DTP — Dynamic Trunking Protocol
Negotiates trunk behavior on supported Cisco switch ports.
Why learn DTP — Dynamic Trunking Protocol?
Negotiates trunk behavior on supported Cisco switch ports.
Where it came from
Explicitly configuring intended port mode reduces unwanted trunk negotiation.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Dynamically Talk about Trunking.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand DTP: Dynamic Trunking Protocol.
- Recall this memory aid: Dynamically Talk about Trunking.
- Explain the practical use: Negotiates trunk behavior on supported Cisco switch ports.
- Explain this distinction: Explicitly configuring intended port mode reduces unwanted trunk negotiation.
- Identify DTP in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IEEE 802 LAN/MAN standards (www.ieee802.org)
- IETF Internet standards (www.rfc-editor.org)