Olicom 8600, 8605 manual Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
1. Overview and Specifications	1
Switching Technology	2
Switch of Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Switch of Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Switch of Hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Switch of Desktops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Switch of Floors and Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Switch of Routers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Out-of-Band Management (OBM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Token-Ring Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Switched Port Analyzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Universal Expansion Slots and Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

System Request Button	.	7
Labels	.	7
Status and Activity LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Features and Specifications	10
Features	10
Specifications	12

2. Switch Theory of Operation	17
How the CrossFire 8600 and the CrossFire 8605 Works . . . .	17
Multiple Simultaneous Conversations	18
Low Latency	19
Address Management	19
Multiple Bridging Modes	20
Filtering	22
Congestion Control	23
Three Switching Modes	23
Token-Ring Port Operation Modes	24
RI/RO-Like Connection	24
Transmission Priority Queues	25
CrossLink Connections	25
Spanning Tree Protocol Support	25
VLAN Support	26
Management	27
RMON Support	28
Built-in Port Counters	29
Stackable Architecture	30

CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641