Nortel Networks 350 manual Features, Cooling Fans

Using the BayStack 350 10/100/1000 Series Switch

Cooling Fans

The variable-speed cooling fans are located on one side of the BayStack 350 switch to provide cooling for the internal components. When you install the switch, be sure to allow enough space on both sides of the switch for adequate air flow.

Features

BayStack 350 switches provide wire-speed switching that allows high-performance, low-cost connections to full-duplex and half-duplex 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet local area networks (LANs).

BayStack 350 switches offer the following features:

•High-speed forwarding rate: up to 3 million packets per second (peak)

•Store-and-forward switch: Full-performance forwarding at full line speed, utilizing a 2.56 Gigabit/second switch fabric

•Learning rate: 3 million addresses per second (peak)

•Address Database Size: 16,000 entries at line rate (32,000 entries without flooding)

•Spanning Tree Protocol (STP): complies with IEEE 802.1D standard. STP can be disabled on the entire switch or on a per-port basis.

•IEEE 802.1Q Port-based virtual LANs (VLANs)

•IGMP Snooping

•IEEE 802.1p Prioritizing

•MultiLink Trunking, supporting:

-Switch-to-switch trunks

-Switch-to-server trunks

•Port Mirroring (Conversation Steering)

-Port-based

-MAC address-based

•Console/Comm Port: Allows users to configure and manage the switch locally or remotely.

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