Enterasys Networks 6H302-48 manual Garp Switch Operation, 1.11 802.1 PORT PRIORITY

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1.10 GARP SWITCH OPERATION

GARP Switch Operation

The module supports Frame based 802.3x flow control. Frame based 802.3x flow control is supported on all Ethernet ports operating in the full-duplex mode. Flow control can be enabled or disabled on a port-by-port basis.

Back pressure flow control is not supported on ports operating in the half-duplex mode.

1.10 GARP SWITCH OPERATION

Some or all ports on the switch may be activated to operate under the Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) applications, GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) and/or GARP Multicast Registration Protocol (GMRP).

GARP is a protocol, or set of rules, that outlines a mechanism for propagating the port state and/or user information throughout a bridged LAN to keep track of users and VLANs on the network fabric. MAC bridges and end users alike can take part in the registration and de-registration of GARP attributes such as VLAN and multicast group membership. For more details on how GVRP and GMRP handle frames under GARP, and how to configure the switch ports to take advantage of this operation, refer to the Matrix E7 Series and SmartSwitch 6000 Series Local Management User’s Guide.

1.11 802.1 PORT PRIORITY

The 802.1 port priority is used to assign a default priority to the frames received without priority information in their tag header, map prioritized frames to the appropriate transmit queues, and prioritize frames according to protocol type. The 802.1 port priority is part of the IEEE 802.1D standard.

1.12 DISTRIBUTED CHASSIS MANAGEMENT

Installation in the Matrix E7 (6C107) Chassis

From a management perspective, 6x3xx modules in the Matrix E7 chassis can be managed separately by individual IP addresses. Any modules in the Matrix E7 can be selected and managed, however, no overall system wide settings are available.

NOTE: The Matrix E7 chassis does not support Distributed Chassis Management functionality as in the SmartSwitch 6000 chassis. Refer to the Enterasys Networks Matrix E7 Overview and Setup Guide and the Release Notes for more information.

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Enterasys Networks 6H302-48 manual Garp Switch Operation, 1.11 802.1 PORT PRIORITY, Distributed Chassis Management