Cabletron Systems manual SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Architecture

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Introduction

Operates in either Half Duplex or Full Duplex modes on all ports.

Implements the Spanning Tree protocol (802.1d).

Configured with factory-set defaults for immediate plug-and- play capability (IP address is not configured at factory).

In addition, the SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX offers the following features that can help you manage and maintain your network:

RMON support.

Configuration and management using the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) with either an in-band or out-of- band connection.

Protection against broadcast/multicast storms.

Ability to define virtual workgroups for more efficient bandwidth usage. The SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX ports can be segmented into 8 separate broadcast domains.

Compilation of statistics (by port) for traffic from each user device connected to a SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX segment.

1.5.1 SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Architecture

The SmartSTACK ELS100-16TX is a feature rich desktop switch supporting full wire speed throughput. The SmartSTACK ELS100-16TX brings enhanced performance and capabilities to workgroup and departmental networks by allowing the network administrator to configure the SmartSTACK ELS100-16TX to operate in a modified cut through mode that increases performance for larger packets.

The SmartSTACK ELS100-16TX supports 8192 MAC addresses and is compliant with the IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree protocol. In addition, the SmartSTACK ELS100-16TX offers full address learning and filtering, while protecting against error propagation.

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