Nortel Networks manual Using the BayStack 450 10/100/1000 Series Switch

Using the BayStack 450 10/100/1000 Series Switch

•Address database size: 16,000 entries at line rate (32,000 entries without flooding)

•Fail-Safe Stacking: provides uninterrupted connectivity for up to eight units, with up to 224 ports stacked together as one managed unit (requires one optional BayStack 400-ST1 Cascade Module kit per stacked unit. See your Nortel Networks sales representative for ordering information).

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

•SNMP agent support for the following management information bases (MIBs):

--Bridge MIB (RFC 1493)

--Ethernet MIB (RFC 1643)

--RMON MIB (RFC 1757)

--MIB-II (RFC 1213)

--Interface MIB (RFC 1573)

--Nortel Networks proprietary MIBs:

-s5Chas MIB

-s5Agent MIB

-Rapid City MIB

•High-speed uplink/expansion slot: allows you to attach optional media dependent adapters (MDAs) that support a range of media types.

•Rate limiting: Adjustable broadcast or IP Multicast packet-rate limits for control of broadcast and IP Multicast storms

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

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

•IGMP snooping

•IEEE 802.1p prioritizing

•Upgradeable device firmware in nonvolatile flash memory using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)

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