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Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 Version 1.2
This chapter introduces the Business Policy Switch 2000 and covers the f ollowing
topics:
•“General description,” next
•“Stacking compatibility” on page3 3
•“Software version 1.2 compatibility with BayStack 450 switches” on page35
•“Physical description” on page36
•“Features” on page47
•“Configuration and switch management” on page80
•“Supported standards and RFCs” on page8 3
General description
The Business Policy Switch introduces policy-enabled networking features to
optimize consistent performance and behavior for your network traffic. The
Differentiated Services (DiffServ) network arc hitecture offers varied levels of
service for different types of data traffic. DiffServ lets you designate a specific
level of performance on a per-packet basis.
Stacking compatibility
You can stack the BPS 2000 up to 8 units high. There are two types of stacks:
•Pure BPS 2000—This stack has only BPS 2000 switches. It is some times
referred to as a pure stack. The stack operational mode for th is ty pe of st ack is
Pure BPS 2000 Mode.