Chapter 1 | Overview |
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Layer 2 Features
Auto-Negotiation
Every 10/100 port on the Cajun P330 supports
This means that you can simply connect the Cajun P330 to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet equipment at full or half duplex without configuration.
Congestion Control
Congestion control is a key element of maintaining network efficiency as it prevents resource overload.
The Lucent Cajun P330 supports congestion control on all Ethernet ports, using the following:
•Back Pressure in half duplex mode
•IEEE 802.3x Flow Control in full duplex mode
VLANs
The Cajun P330 VLANs are fully IEEE 802.1Q compliant and can handle up to 3k tagged VLANs.
Special VLAN (Virtual Sideband) for management provides physical security for key applications.
Link Aggregation Group (LAG)
LAG provides increased bandwidth and redundancy for critical
Load sharing ensures that if one of the port connections fails, the other connections will assume the load seamlessly. Load balancing guarantees that the traffic load at any level will be evenly divided among all the LAG links.
IP Multicast Filtering
IP Multicast allows you to send a single copy of an IP packet to multiple destinations, and can be used for various applications including video streaming and video conferencing.
On LANS, IP Multicast packets are transmitted in MAC Multicast frames. Traditional LAN switches flood these Multicast packets to all stations in the VLAN.
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