1-2 CHAPTER 1: SWITCH 9000 OVERVIEW
■Virtual LANs (VLANs)
■Support for 64 VLANs on a single Switch 9000
■Support for IEEE 802.1Q tagging
■Controls traffic (including broadcasts)
■Provides extra security
■Protocol-sensitive filtering for VLANs
■Recognition of the Priority Access Control Enabled (PACE) bit set by
3Com Etherlink® adapters and the other devices that support PACE
■Responds to 802.3x flow-control messages
■Auto-negotiation to IEEE 802.3z for plug and play
■Load sharing
■Spanning Tree Protocol (IEEE 802.1d)
■Multiple spanning trees (64)
■Wirespeed Internet Protocol (IP) via Routing Information Protocol
(RIP) version 1 and RIP version 2
■Wirespeed Internet Protocol (IP) unicast routing
■3Com’s SuperStack® II architecture
■Integrated network management
■19-inch rack or free-standing mounting
■Agent support
■Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
■Remote Monitoring (RMON) groups 1 to 4 — statistics, history,
alarms, and events
■Repeater and Bridge Management Information Base (MIB)
■Easy software upgrades
■BOOTP for automatic Internet Protocol (IP) address configuration
■Local management
Port Connections The Switch 9000 provides eight 850nm fiber-optic Gigabit Ethernet
ports, using duplex SC connectors. Using the eight ports, you can
connect other Gigabit Ethernet devices (such as 10/100 switches that
have Gigabit Ethernet modules) to the Switch 9000. You can also
connect Switch 9000 devices to each other.
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