Cabletron Systems SSIM-H2-02 manual Feature Description

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The module supports translational switching for all key network protocols (such as IP, IPX, SNA, NetBios) and generic conversion:

Feature	Description
SRT and SRB	Support for SRT and SRB bridging.
IEEE 802.1Q	This standard frame-tagging protocol is used
	to carry frames that belong to different
	VLANs over the same physical Fast Ethernet
	link.
	Benefit: Enables VLAN trunking with other
	standards based equipment.
IEEE 802.1D	IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree on the Ethernet
	side with a manual configuration option.
IP multicasts address	IP multicasts translated to a single functional
translation	address on the Token-Ring side, and IP
	multicasts on the Token-Ring side translated to
	multiple MAC addresses on the Ethernet side.
IP fragmentation	IP fragmentation makes it possible to easily
	connect IP networks between Token-Ring and
	Ethernet networks.
NetBios addresses	Translation of NetBios functional address from
translation	the Token-Ring side to a specific Ethernet
	group address, and frames with an additional
	functional addresses from Token-Ring side are
	not forwarded on the Ethernet side.
Source-Routing	Source-Routing is supported.
	Benefit: Provides optimal Token-Ring
	connectivity and ensures smooth integration
	into existing Source-Routing based networks.
	For each supported protocol, frames can be
	sent as transparent or source-routed traffic.

Table 1. Features and Benefits

SSIM-H2-02 Fast Ethernet - Translational Switch SmartStack Interface Module Installation and User Guide Introduction