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Appendix A: Software Specifications

Software Features

Authentication
Local, RADIUS, TACACS, Port (802.1x), HTTPS, SSH, Port Security
Access Control Lists
IP, MAC (up to 88 lists)
DHCP Client
Port Configuration
Fixed Ports:100BASE-TX –10/100 Mbps, half/full duplex
Optional Modules:
100BASE-FX: 100 Mbps, full duplex,
1000BASE-T: 1000 Mbps, full duplex,
1000BASE-SX/LX/LH: 1000 Mbps, full duplex
Flow Control
Full Duplex: IEEE 802.3x
Half Duplex: Back pressure
Broadcast Storm Control
Traffic throttled above a critical threshold
Port Mirroring
One source port, one destination port
Rate Limits
Input Limit
Output limit
Range (configured per port)
Port Trunking
Static trunks (Cisco EtherChannel compliant)
Dynamic trunks (Link Aggregation Control Protocol)
Spanning Tree Protocol
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP, IEEE 802.1D)
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP, IEEE 802.1w)
VLAN Support
Up to 255 groups; port-based, protocol-based, or tagged (802.1Q),
GVRP for automatic VLAN learning, private VLANs
Class of Service
Supports four levels of priority and Weighted Round Robin Queueing
(which can be configured by VLAN tag or port),
Layer 3/4 priority mapping: IP Port, IP Precedence, IP DSCP
Multicast Filtering
IGMP Snooping (Layer 2)