2.It uses dedicated hardware to accelerate the address filtering operation to ensure the highest possible performance in an 802.3 to 802.3 bridge (Figure
Figure 1-1. Bridge Module Hardware Design
Transparent Operation
The ONline Ethernet Bridge Module operates transparently to other stations on the LAN, therefore no special software is required on any other station. This means an extended LAN using Ethernet Bridge Modules can support any protocol that runs over IEEE 802.3 LANs, such as Sun Microsystems NFS, Novell Inc. NetWare, 3Com 3+, and other products based on protocols such as XNS, TCP/IP, and ISO.
