Asante IntraSwitch 6200 Series User manual

DRAFT
IntraSwitch
™
6200 Series
User’s Manual
Asanté Technologies, Inc.
821 Fox Lane
San Jose, CA 95131
www.asante.com
1.800.662.9686
August 1998
Part Number: 06-00426-01 Rev.A
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FCC Information
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two con-
ditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any inter-
ference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case, the
user, at his or her own risk and expense, will be required to correct the interference.
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Table of Contents
About This Manual .............................................................xiii
Manual Contents ................................................................... xiii
Document Conventions .........................................................xiv
Audience ................................................................................xiv
Introduction ....................................................................... 1-1
IntraSwitch 6216M and 6224 ........................................................1-2
IntraSwitch 6216M .................................................................1-2
IntraSwitch 6224 ....................................................................1-3
IntraSwitch Components ......................................................1-4
MII Expansion Slots .........................................................1-4
Console Port ....................................................................1-4
10/100 Ports ....................................................................1-4
LEDs .................................................................................1-4
Power Supply Connector ................................................1-4
Configuration/ Management ..................................................1-5
Console/Telnet Management ..........................................1-5
Web Browser Management .............................................1-5
SNMP-Based Management ...............................................1-5
Switching Capacity ................................................................1-5
Intelligent Forwarding ...........................................................1-6
Chassis Design ........................................................................1-6
Features ..................................................................................1-7
Package Contents ...................................................................1-7
Tools and Materials ................................................................1-8
Factory Defaults .....................................................................1-9
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Installation ........................................................................ 2-1
Installing the IntraSwitch ..............................................................2-2
Installation Guidelines ............................................................2-2
Power Requirements .......................................................2-2
Environmental Requirements ..........................................2-2
Cooling and Airflow ........................................................2-2
Installation Overview .............................................................2-2
Rack Mounting/Desktop Placement ......................................2-3
Installing Asanté MII Modules (IntraSwitch 6216M) ..............2-5
Connecting Power .................................................................2-6
Connecting to the Network ...................................................2-6
Configuring for Management .................................................2-8
LED Indicators ................................................................... 3-1
LED Indicators ...............................................................................3-2
IntraSwitch 6216M and 6224 LED Indicators ........................3-2
IntraSwitch 6216M and 6224, Common LEDs ................3-2
IntraSwitch 6216M LEDs .................................................3-2
IntraSwitch 6224 LEDs ....................................................3-3
IntraSwitch 6216M and 6224 Port LEDs ................................3-3
IntraSwitch 6216M Function LEDs ........................................3-4
IntraSwitch 6224 Function LEDs ...........................................3-4
Setting Up For Management ........................................... 4-1
IntraSwitch Management ..............................................................4-2
Overview ................................................................................4-2
Out-of-Band Management .......................................................4-3
In-Band Management ..............................................................4-5
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Console Management ....................................................... 5-1
Console Management ....................................................................5-2
Overview ................................................................................5-2
Management Tasks .................................................................5-3
Local Management Interface ..................................................5-4
Main Menu .......................................................................5-4
General Information Menu .....................................................5-5
Accessing the General Information Menu .......................5-5
Configuration Menu ...............................................................5-6
Logging into the Configuration Menu..............................5-6
System Administration Configuration .............................5-9
System IP Configuration ................................................5-10
Bootstrap Configuration ................................................5-12
SNMP Configuration ......................................................5-17
Port Configuration .........................................................5-20
Spanning Tree Configuration ........................................5-27
Forwarding Database/Security Configuration ...............5-27
Image File Downloading Configuration ........................5-33
Image Downloading Through TFTP ..............................5-33
Serial Downloading Configuration ................................5-36
System Reset Options ....................................................5-39
System Log .....................................................................5-42
Set Menu Idle Time-out .................................................5-44
Changing the Password .................................................5-46
Global Port Configuration .............................................5-47
Statistics Menu .....................................................................5-50
Status Monitoring and Statistics ..................................... 6-1
Monitoring the IntraSwitch ...........................................................6-2
Viewing Current Operating Information ..............................6-2
Viewing IntraSwitch System Information ..............................6-4
Viewing Statistics ...................................................................6-5
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Advanced Management .................................................... 7-1
Advanced Management .................................................................7-2
Spanning Tree Protocol .........................................................7-2
Configuring STP Port Parameters .........................................7-10
Web Browser Management ............................................. 8-1
Web Browser Management ...........................................................8-2
Overview ................................................................................8-2
Web Browser Management .............................................8-2
SNMP-Based Management ...............................................8-2
Accessing with a Web Browser ..............................................8-3
Management buttons .......................................................8-4
VLAN Management ........................................................... 9-1
VLAN Management .......................................................................9-3
Overview ................................................................................9-3
Abbreviations ..................................................................9-4
VLAN Groups ..................................................................9-4
VLAN Untagged (normal) Ports .......................................9-4
VLAN Tagged (Expansion) Ports .....................................9-5
Management VLANs ........................................................9-6
Spanning Tree Protocol in VLAN environment ...............9-6
VLAN Management Interface Options ............................9-7
VLAN Configuration ...............................................................9-7
Current Settings ...............................................................9-9
VLAN Port Attribute Configuration ......................................9-13
Current Settings .............................................................9-14
Overview: Using tagging to connect VLANs .................9-15
SNMP Management ..............................................................9-22
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Troubleshooting ................................................................A-1
LED Indicators ....................................................................... A-1
Technical Specifications ...................................................B-1
Network Management Platforms Supported ...................B-1
LEDs .................................................................................B-1
Connectors ......................................................................B-1
Spanning Tree Support ....................................................B-1
MAC Address Table Size ..................................................B-1
Download ........................................................................B-1
Dimensions ......................................................................B-1
Weight .............................................................................B-2
Power Specifications .......................................................B-2
Environmental Specifications ..........................................B-2
Standards Compliance .....................................................B-2
Mounting Options ...........................................................B-2
Technical Support .............................................................C-1
Index.............................................................................Index-1
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1 IntraSwitch 6216M Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Figure 1-2 IntraSwitch 6216M Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Figure 1-3 IntraSwitch 6224 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Figure 1-4 IntraSwitch 6224 Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Figure 2-1 IntraSwitch Rack Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Figure 2-2 IntraSwitch Cabling Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Figure 2-3 Local Management Interface Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Figure 3-1 IntraSwitch 6216M LED Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Figure 3-2 IntraSwitch 6224 LED Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Figure 4-1 IntraSwitch 6216M and 6224 Management Options . . . 4-3
Figure 4-2 Local Management Interface Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Figure 5-1 Local Management Interface Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Figure 5-2 General Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Figure 5-3 Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Figure 5-4 System Administration Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Figure 5-5 System IP Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Figure 5-6 BootStrap Configuration Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Figure 5-7 SNMP Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Figure 5-8 Port Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Figure 5-9 Advanced Port Configuration Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Figure 5-10 Forwarding DB/Security Configuration Menu. . . . . . . 5-28
Figure 5-11 Display Forwarding Database Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Figure 5-12 Image File Downloading Configuration Menu. . . . . . . 5-33
Figure 5-13 Image Downloading Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Figure 5-14 X/Y/ZModem Image File Downloading Menu . . . . . . 5-37
Figure 5-15 Setting Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Figure 5-16 Reset Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Figure 5-17 System Log Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Figure 5-18 System Log Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
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Figure 5-19 IntraSwitch UI Time-out Configuration Screen . . . . . . 5-44
Figure 5-20 Current Idle Time-out command line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Figure 5-21 Telnet Idle Time-out period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Figure 5-22 Global Port Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Figure 5-23 Global Port Configuration Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Figure 5-24 Auto-negotiation Advertisement Summary Screen . . . 5-50
Figure 6-1 General Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Figure 6-2 Port Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Figure 6-3 Statistics Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Figure 6-4 Statistics Since Last Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Figure 6-5 Counters Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Figure 7-1 Spanning Tree Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Figure 7-2 Spanning Tree Port Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Figure 8-1 Web Browser Management Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Figure 8-2 Port Selector Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Figure 8-3 General Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Figure 8-3 General Information Screen (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Figure 8-4 Statistics Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Figure 8-5 Statistics Counters Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Figure 8-6 Port Configuration Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Figure 8-7 Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
Figure 8-8 STP Port Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Figure 8-9 SNMP Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
Figure 8-10 Downloading Image File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
Figure 8-11 Asanté Technical Support Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Figure 9-1 VLAN Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Figure 9-2 VLAN Port Attribute Configuration Screen. . . . . . . . . 9-13
Figure 9-3 Example of a system with tagged (expansion) ports . . 9-20
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List of Tables
Table 1-1 Tools and Materials Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Table 1-2 Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Table 2-1 Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Table 2-2 10/100 Ports Cable Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Table 2-3 100Base-FX MII Module Cable Guidelines . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Table 2-4 10Base-FL MII Module Cable Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Table 3-1 IntraSwitch 6216M and 6224Port LED Descriptions . . 3-3
Table 3-2 IntraSwitch 6216M Indicator Light Description . . . . . . 3-4
Table 3-4 IntraSwitch 6224 Indicator Light Descriptions . . . . . . . 3-4
Table 4-1 Management Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Table 5-1 Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Table 5-2 Management Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Table 5-3 Configuration Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Table 5-4 System Administration Configuration Menu Settings . . 5-9
Table 5-5 System IP Configuration Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Table 5-6 Bootstrap Configuration Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Table 5-7 SNMP Configuration Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Table 5-8 Port Management Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Table 5-9 Security Configuration Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Table 5-10 Image Downloading Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Table 5-11 X/Y/Z Downloading Menu Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Table 5-12 Reset Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Table 5-13 UI Time-out Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Table 5-14 Global Port Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Table 6-1 General Information Menu Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Table 6-2 IntraSwitch System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Table 6-3 Statistics Fields on Statistics Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Table 6-4 Statistics Since Last Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Table 6-5 Counters Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Table 7-1 Spanning Tree Configuration Menu Settings . . . . . . . . 7-5
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Table 7-2 Spanning Tree Port Configuration Menu Settings . . . . 7-11
Table 9-1 System VLAN Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Table 9-2 VLAN Group Current Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Table 9-3 Current Settings of Port Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Table 9-4 Configuration used in example of tagging . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
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About This Manual
This section provides an overview of the IntraSwitch 6216M
and IntraSwitch 6224 User’s Manual.It describes chapter
contents,document conventions,and intended audience.
This chapter contains the following sections:
❏ Chapter Contents
❏ Document Conventions
❏ Audience
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About This Manual
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About This Manual
Manual
Contents
This manual describes how to install and use the IntraSwitch
6216M and 6224 Ethernet switch.
This manual contains the following chapters and appendices:
Chapter/Appendix Description
1 Introduction Describes the unit, its package contents, features,
switching capacity, management options, and
factory default settings.
2
Installation Describes the steps required to install the unit,
connect it to the network, and configure it for
management. It also describes how to install MII
expansion modules.
3
LED Indicators Describes the front panel LEDs and their use.
4
Setting Up For
Management Describes management options and how to use them to provide connections to the unit.
5
Console
Management Describes how to perform basic management functions using the Local Management Interface.
6
Status
Monitoringand
Statistics
Describes how to view operating information and
statistics, and how to prepare the unit for
connection to an external traffic analyzer.
7 Advanced
Management Describes how to configure the Spanning Tree Protocol.
8 Web Browser
Management Describes how to manage and monitor the IntraSwitch using a Web Browser.
9 VLAN
Management Describes the IntraSwitch’s VLAN options and explains how to configure the unit using those
options
Appendix A,
Troubleshooting Provides some troubleshooting tips for isolating problems by using the unit’s front panel LEDs.
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Document Conventions
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Document
Conventions
The following conventions are used for instructions and
information:
❏ Commands and key words are in boldface font.
∆ Note: Noteworthy information,which contains
suggestions or references to other sections in the
manual,is in this format.
▲
Important: Significant information that calls
attention to important features or instructions
is in this format.
Audience
This manual uses terms and concepts associated with Ethernet
networking and switches;it is recommended that the user of
this manual have a basic working knowledge of local area
networks (LANs).
Appendix B,
Technical
Specifications
Describes the IntraSwitch technical
specifications.
Appendix C,
Technical Support Describes how to contact Asanté Technical Support.
Chapter/Appendix Description
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About This Manual
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1
Introduction
This chapter is an introduction to the IntraSwitch 6216M and
6224 Switches.It provides an overview of the unit and
describes its features,management and configuration
capabilities,switching capacity,and factory default settings.
This chapter contains the following sections:
❏ IntraSwitch 6216M and 6224
❏ Configuration/Management
❏ Switching Capacity
❏ Chassis Design
❏ Features
❏ Package Contents
❏ Tools and Materials Needed
❏ Factory Defaults
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Introduction
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IntraSwitch 6216M and 6224
IntraSwitch
6216M
The IntraSwitch 6216M is a high-performance,10/100 Ethernet
switch designed for building high-bandwidth workgroups and
high-speed network segments.See figures 1-1 and 1-2.
The IntraSwitch 6216M has 16 fixed 10/100 ports,which
includes two optionalAsanté Media Independent Interface
(MII) expansion slots,and built-inWeb-based network
management.
The twoAsanté MII expansion slots allow for the addition of
100Base-FX or 10Base-FL connections.
Figure 1-1 IntraSwitch 6216M Front Panel
Figure 1-2 IntraSwitch 6216M Back Panel
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Switched 10/100Mbps Ports
Power
100Mbps
FDP
Data
Link
2468
9111315
10 12 14 16
21 3 4 9 10 11 125 6 7 8 13 14 15 16
IntraSwitch 6216M
or
Uplink
Normal
Console
MII2MII1
Sixteen 10/100Base-T Ports
Port
LEDs
Console
Uplink
Switch
100-240Vac Input
MII 2 (Port 16) MII 1 (Port 15)
Two Asanté Media Independent Interface
(MII) Expansion Slots
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IntraSwitch 6224
Page 1-3
IntraSwitch
6224
The IntraSwitch 6224 is a high performance 24-port 10/100
Ethernet switch.The IntraSwitch 6224 is designed for heavy
duty desktop users,and features a backplane that is capable of
supporting up to four Gbps of traffic.The 6224 can sustain full-
duplex,full wire speed (148,800 packets per second per port)
non-blocking throughput.The IntraSwitch 6224 also supports
easy load monitoring via the front panel Led Utilization
indicators.Only the IntraSwitch 6216M model supports the
pushbutton Uplink selector,which eliminates the need for a
crossover cable,and only the 6216M supports optional internal
Asanté Fiber MII modules,which enable long distance
connections.Otherwise,the IntraSwitch 6224 and 6216M have
identical SNMP and RMON management features including the
built-inWeb Management Server.
.
Figure 1-3 IntraSwitch 6224 Front Panel
Figure 1-4 IntraSwitch 6224 Back Panel
1357
Switched 10/100Mbps Ports
Console
Power
100Mbps
FDP
Data
Link
Utilization
24 911
24681012
13 15 17 19 21 23
14 16 18 20 22 24
>1 3 5 10 25 50 75 90<
2345678910111213141516
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
1
IntraSwitch 6224
LEDs
LEDs 2410/100Base-T Ports Port
Console
100-240Vac Input
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Introduction
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IntraSwitch
Components
MII Expansion Slots
The IntraSwitch 6216M has two Media Independent Interface
(MII) expansion slots on the back panel.The expansion slots
provide connections for the addition of various media access
modules,including:100Base-FX or 10Base-FL.See“Installing
MII Expansion Modules”in Chapter 2 for more information.
Console Port
The Console Port is a DB-9 serial port which may be used for
console operations on the IntraSwitch 6216M and 6224.When
configured,it can be used for Switch management and for serial
download.See“Out-of-Band Management”in Chapter 4 for
more information.
10/100 Ports
The sixteen 10/100 ports on the IntraSwitch 6216M (twenty-
four on the IntraSwitch 6224) provide connections for 10Base-T
or 100Base-TX (Fast Ethernet) network devices.See
“Connecting to the Network”in Chapter 2 for more
information.
LEDs
The LEDs on the IntraSwitch 6216M and 6224 indicate theAC
power and status of each 10/100 port.The LEDs also indicate
installation of IntraSwitch 6216MAsanté MII expansion
modules,if installed.See“LED Indicators”in Chapter 3 for more
information.The IntraSwitch 6224 also provides a convenient
LED Utilization indicator for monitoring total backplane traffic
volume.
Power Supply Connector
The power supply connector provides the unit’s 100-240VAC
power connection.
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Configuration/ Management
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Configuration/
Management The IntraSwitch can be managed by any of the following
methods:
❏Out-of-band (via the console port)
❏In-bandTelnet
❏HTTP server (Web browser management)
❏SNMP-compatible network manager
Console/Telnet Management
Through Console andTelnet operation,the IntraSwitch can be
configured and managed manually using the Configuration
Menu option.In addition to“Configuration,”options are
provided for“General Information”and“Statistics.”See Chapter
5“Console Management”for more information.
Web Browser Management
The IntraSwitch has a built-in HTTP (HypertextTransfer
Protocol) server which facilitates management with anyWorld
WideWeb browser.
Refer to Chapter 8 for information on using aWeb browser to
manage the IntraSwitch.
SNMP-Based Management
The SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) may be
used to manage the IntraSwitch and any installed expansion
module.Any SNMP-based network management application
such asWeb-based management software can be used.Refer to
Chapter 4 and to Chapter 8 for more information.
Switching
Capacity Each 10Base-T/100Base-TX port can forward Ethernet
minimum-sized 64-byte packets at the maximum attainable rate
of 14,880 or 148,000 packets per second (pps).
The IntraSwitch fully supports the 802.1d transparent Ethernet
bridging standard.IEEE 802.1d compliance provides automatic
address learning,packet filtering,protection against corrupted
frames and fragments,and the SpanningTree Protocol.
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