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The module supports translational switching for all key network protocols (such as IP, IPX, SNA, NetBios) and generic conversion:

Feature

Description

 

 

 

 

SRT and SRB

Support for SRT and SRB bridging.

 

 

IEEE 802.1Q

This standard frame-tagging protocol is used

 

to carry frames that belong to different

 

VLANs over the same physical Fast Ethernet

 

link.

 

Benefit: Enables VLAN trunking with other

 

standards based equipment.

 

 

IEEE 802.1D

IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree on the Ethernet

 

side with a manual configuration option.

 

 

IP multicasts address

IP multicasts translated to a single functional

translation

address on the Token-Ring side, and IP

 

multicasts on the Token-Ring side translated to

 

multiple MAC addresses on the Ethernet side.

 

 

IP fragmentation

IP fragmentation makes it possible to easily

 

connect IP networks between Token-Ring and

 

Ethernet networks.

 

 

NetBios addresses

Translation of NetBios functional address from

translation

the Token-Ring side to a specific Ethernet

 

group address, and frames with an additional

 

functional addresses from Token-Ring side are

 

not forwarded on the Ethernet side.

 

 

Source-Routing

Source-Routing is supported.

 

Benefit: Provides optimal Token-Ring

 

connectivity and ensures smooth integration

 

into existing Source-Routing based networks.

 

For each supported protocol, frames can be

 

sent as transparent or source-routed traffic.

 

 

 

 

Table 1. Features and Benefits

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