Cabletron Systems ELS100 - page 16

2 Product Overview ELS100-24TX

•Architecture:

- 8-port 10/100 switch ASIC in a distributed switching

architecture

- 4.2 Gbps internal switching fabric

- Up to 12 MB packet buffering (512 KB/port)

- 4096 MAC address forwarding table per port; up to 12,288

addresses per system

- IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation for full/half duplex and 10/100

Mbps speed operation on all ports

- High performance s t ore-and-forward switching

•Performance:

- Forwarding: over 3.5 million packets-per-second (6 4 byte

packets)

- Filtering: 3.6 million packets-per-second (64 byte packets)

•Traffic Management:

- Tag and port-based VLANs per the IEEE 802.1Q draft

standard - 4094 VLAN IDs recognized per switch

- Class of Service support per the IEEE 802.1p draft standard

- Flow control per port: IEEE 802.3 x frame-ba sed for full dup lex;

back-pressure for half duplex

- Broadcast throttling for broadcast storm control

•Network Management:

- SNMP compliant agent: MIB II (RFC 1213), Bridge MIB (RFC

1493), Ethernet MIB (RFC 1398), RMON - Statistics, History,

Alarm and Event groups per port (RFC 1757), private MIB

extensions

- Port mirroring for network monitoring and analysis

- Telnet

- Console port, RS-232, female DB-9 connector, null modem

- BootP/DHCP for IP address configura ti on

•LED Indicators

- Ethernet ports: Link, Activity, 100Mbps Speed, Full Duplex

- System: Power, Test

•Software:

- Extensive diagnostics for product testing and troubleshooting

- Upgrades using the front panel console port or in-band with

TFTP

Contents

Main NOTICE FCC NOTICE DOC NOTICE VCCI NOTICE CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC. PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT CABLETRON SOFTWARE PROGRAM LICENSE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS SAFETY INFORMATION LASER RADIATION AND CONNECTORS DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Page TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Page Page PREFACE Purpose Audience Conventions Page Organization Getting Help 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW Description Features Page Front Panel 4 Product Overview ELS100-24TX Figure 1-2. Port LEDs Default Configuration Figure 1-3. Port LEDs LED Mode Button Pressed The numbers above and below the port LEDs identify the LEDs associated with a specific RJ-45 port. Rear Panel Feature Summaries IEEE 802.1D Bridge Spanning Tree Protocol Frame Buffering and Frame Latency Software Download Non-volatile Parameter Storage Configuration and Management Interfac es RMON Port Mirroring Auto-negotiation Broadcast Throttling BootP/DHCP LEDs Full Duplex Mode Flow Control Application Examples Page Page 2. INSTALLATION Inspecting Your Shipment Site Requirements Page Mounting the Switch on a Wall Mounting the Switch in a Rack Connecting a Terminal to the Console Port Powering the Switch Power-Up Page Connecting Network Cables 3. ELS100-24TX USER INTERFACE Overview User Access Factory Defaults 24 ELS100-24TX User Interface ELS100-24TX Menu Hierarchy Figure 3-2 shows the ELS100-24TX switch user interface menu hierarchy. Figure 3-2. ELS100-24TX User Interface Menu Hierarchy Main Menu Figure 3-3. Main Menu System Configuration Menu Figure 3-4. System Configuration Menu SNMP Configuration Menu Figure 3-5. SNMP Configuration Menu Switch Configuration Menu Figure 3-6. Switch Configuration Menu Forwarding Table Configuration Menu Forwarding Table Configuration Menu (continued) Spanning Tree Configuration Menu Spanning Tree Configuration Menu (continued) Spanning Tree Port Configuration Menu Figure 3-9. Spanning Tree Port Configuration Menu Spanning Tree Port #n Configuration Menu VLAN Configuration Menu VLAN Menu VLAN #n Configuration Menu VLAN Port Menu Figure 3-14. VLAN Port Configuration Menu Class of Service Configuration Menu Port Priority Menu Figure 3-16. Port Priority Configuration Menu Port Menu Figure 3-17. Port Menu Port Configuration Menu Figure 3-18. Port Configuration Menu Switch Statistics Screen Figure 3-19. Switch Statistics Screen Switch Summary Screen Port Statistics Screen Figure 3-21. Port Statistics Screen continued on next page Figure 3-21 Port Statistics Screen (continued) General Information Screen Download Software Menu Save Current Configuration Return to Default Configuration Logout Reset 4. CONFIGURING & MONITORING THE SWITCH Common Tasks Setting Password Protection Assigning an IP Address Checking Network Configuration Status Connecting via Telnet Setting SNMP Management Access Viewing Switch Statistics Configuring Port Mirroring Downloading a Software Upgrade Downloading Via the Serial Port Downloading Via TFTP Configuring Spanning Tree Parameters Configuring VLANs Configuring Class of Service Configuring Port Operation Configuring the Forwarding Table Configuring Broadcast Throttling Setting a Default Gateway Configuring BootP/DHCP Page 5. SNMP MANAGEMENT The SNMP Protocol MIB Objects RFC 1213 (MIB-II) Page Cabletron Proprietary MIB Extensions Table 5-2. Switch Information Variables continued on next page Table 5-2 Switch Information Variables (continued) Compiling MIB Extensions: Cabletron Websit e http://www.cabletron.com Page APPENDIX A. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Standards Compliance Certification Data Rate Page Port Specifications Console Port 10Base-T and 100Base-TX Ports Page Power Cord Set Requirements Note 1 Note 2 Note 3 APPENDIX B. SPANNING TREE CONCEPTS General Spanning Tree Features Spanning Tree Protocol in a Network Spanning Tree Protocol Parameters Table B-1. Spanning Tree Protocol Defaults Spanning Tree Protocol Operation Page APPENDIX C. FLOW CONTROL Page APPENDIX D. VIRTUAL LANS (VLANS) VLANs and Frame Tagging ELS100-24TX VLAN Configuration VLAN ID Ports in VLAN VLAN Egress Ports VLAN Access Ports VLAN Hybrid Ports Page VLAN Application Example APPENDIX E. CLASS OF SERVICE Page APPENDIX F. ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS Page INDEX A B C D L M N P R T U V W