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This system is compatible with the relevant sections of the IEEE 802.1D/D17 standard (incorporating IEEE 802.1p).
For more information about 802.1D and traffic prioritization, see Chapter 6 “Using Traffic Prioritization”.
Quality of Service
Traffic prioritization can be taken one step further by using the Quality of Service (QoS) feature. Quality of Service (QoS) enables you to specify service levels for different traffic classifications. This enables you to prioritize particular applications or traffic types.
The Switch uses a
For more information about Quality of Service, see Chapter 6 “Using
Traffic Prioritization”.
RMON Remote Monitoring (RMON) is an industry standard feature for traffic monitoring and collecting network statistics. The Switch software continually collects statistics about the LAN segments connected to the Switch. If you have a management workstation with an RMON management application, the Switch can transfer these statistics to your workstation on request or when a
Event Notification
You can configure your Switch to send you notification when certain events occur. You can receive notification via email, SMS (Short Message Server), or pager.
For more information about RMON and Event Notification, see Chapter 7 “Status Monitoring and Statistics”.
Broadcast Storm Broadcast Storm Control is a system that monitors the level of broadcast Control traffic on that port. If the broadcast traffic level rises to a
number of frames per second (threshold), the broadcast traffic on the port is blocked until the broadcast traffic level drops below the threshold. This system prevents the overwhelming broadcast traffic that can result from network equipment which is faulty or configured incorrectly.