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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