Enterasys Networks Matrix E7, 6000 manual Priority Configuration

The Device View

To add an entry:

1.SmartSwitch 6000 with assigned IP address only: Enter the Chassis IP Address and the Chassis Community Name, then click Contact to display the Current Active Entries.

2.If applicable: Click the arrow next to Source Module and select the desired source module from the drop-down list.

3.Click the arrow next to Source Port and select the desired source port from the drop-down list.

4.If applicable: Click the arrow next to Destination Module and select the desired destination module from the drop-down list.

5.Click the arrow next to Destination Port and select the desired destination port from the drop-down.

6.Click Add. The new entry is displayed in the Current Active Entries list, and redirection of the port traffic will begin.

To delete an entry:

1.SmartSwitch 6000 with assigned IP address only: Enter the Chassis IP Address and the Chassis Community Name, then click Contact to display the Current Active Entries.

2.In the Current Active Entries list, click to highlight the entry you wish to delete.

3.Click Delete. The entry is deleted from the Current Active Entries list and the traffic from the source port will no longer be redirected to the destination port.

Priority Configuration

The SmartSwitch 6000 and Matrix E7 modules support priority packet forwarding. Priority packet forwarding lets you designate certain packets to be of higher importance than others, thereby allowing for the forwarding of these packets before packets of lower priority. This functionality is essential for time-critical applications — such as real-time video — on shared networks.

NOTE

The Priority Configuration menu option will only appear in the Device menu for modules that respond to any of NetSight Element Manager’s queries to the following OIDs: ctPriorityExtPortStatus, ctPriorityExtMaxNumMACEntries, or ctPriorityExtNumPktTypeEntries. If your module’s firmware does not respond to these queries, contact the Enterasys Global Call Center for firmware upgrade information.

Frame priority is enabled by the “tagging” of MAC frames so that they are given a priority designation when they are forwarded by the SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 module — which is a tag-aware switch (i.e., one that adheres to the IEEE P802.1p and IEEE P802.1q Draft Standards). Tagging a frame is accomplished by adding a Tag Header to a frame immediately following its original Destination and Source MAC address fields (and any

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