3Com 500 manual Management Connector Interface, Bridge Characteristics, Performance

B-2 APPENDIX B: TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Management Connector Interface

9-way D-type to sub RJ11 connector for use with a VT100 compliant terminal or PC.

■Local and remote terminal management.

■TCP/IP Telnet menu driven management interface for remote management.

■Software upgrades, enhancements and configurations downloadable from network attached terminal or PC.

■SNMP MIB II support with private extensions for management of unique features.

Bridge Characteristics

■802.3 MAC layer bridge.

■802.1D spanning tree algorithm.

■Support for bridge triangulation and link load sharing.

Performance

■LAN filtering rate: 10000 frames per second.

■LAN forwarding rate: 4000 frames per second.

ISDN and WAN forwarding rates are dependent on the link speed.