
Overview
The Intel® NetStructure™ 480T routing switch uses a powerful, full-
featured software operating system for local management of the switch.
This chapter offers an overview of the switch operation and covers these
topics:
•Summary of features
•Software licensing
•Hardware specifications and factory defaults
•Media types
Summary of Features
The features of the 480T routing switch include:
•Virtual local area networks (VLANs) including support for IEEE
802.1Q and IEEE 802.1p (priority queuing)
•VLAN aggregation
•Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) (IEEE 802.1D) with multiple STP
domains
•Policy-Based Quality of Service (PB-QoS)
•Wire-speed IP routing
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