•802.3x Flow Control – if the port is configured in full duplex mode, a MAC PAUSE packet is sent to inhibit the flow of packets to the port for a short amount of time.
•Enable Jamming Signal – if the port is configured in half duplex mode, a jamming signal is sent for a short amount of time.
Spanning Tree Protocol
The VH-2402-L3 switch complies with the IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol standard and allows for the blocking of links between switches that form loops within the network. When multiple links between switches are detected, a primary link is established. Duplicated links are blocked from use and become standby links. The protocol allows for the duplicate links to be used in the event of a failure of the primary link. Once the Spanning Tree Protocol is configured and enabled, primary links are established and duplicated links are blocked automatically. The reactivation of the blocked links (at the time of a primary link failure) is also accomplished automatically
– without operator intervention.
Port Trunking
Port trunking is used to combine a number of ports together to make a single high-bandwidth data pipeline. The participating parts are called members of a Port Trunking group, with one port designated as the master port of the group. Since all members of the Port Trunking group must be configured to operate in the same manner, the configuration of the master port is applied to all members of the Port Trunking group. Thus, when configuring the ports in a Port Trunking group, you only need to configure the master port.
