The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View

You can use NetSight Element Manager to configure the criteria that determine the priority in which frames will be queued for transmission by your SmartSwitch 2000. Several different criteria can be used to determine a frame’s transmission queue order:

The device and port at which the frame was received.

The destination and/or source MAC address associated with the frame.

A combination of destination and/or source MAC address and the frame’s protocol type.

The frame’s protocol type.

When you configure the transmission queue for a specific frame, an entry is made in one of three priority tables maintained by the SmartSwitch 2000 device. These tables are used to determine which transmit queue to use — normal priority or high priority — when forwarding frames.

The ctPriorityExtPortTable maintains priority entries based on a frame’s receive port.

The ctPriorityExtMACTable maintains priority entries based on a frame’s MAC-layer information.

The ctPriorityExtPktTypeTable maintains priority entries based on the frame’s protocol type.

The following sections discuss how to use the Port Priority Configuration window, the MAC Based Priority Configuration window, and the Frame Priority Configuration window to make entries in these transmit priority tables.

Configuring Priority Queuing Based on Receive Port

You can use the Port Priority Configuration window, Figure 2-18, to determine packet queuing based solely upon the port at which the packet was received. This allows you to ensure that a connected user or LAN segment will have priority when frames that were received on that port are queued for transmission.

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2000 specifications

Enterasys Networks, a key player in the networking space in 2000, was renowned for its innovative solutions that combined high-performance networking with robust security features. Founded with the vision of providing enterprise-level networking infrastructure, Enterasys positioned itself to cater to the growing demands of business networks during the dot-com boom.

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