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Appendix A: Software Specifications

Software Features

Authentication and General Security Measures
Local, RADIUS, TACACS, Port (802.1X, MAC Authentication), AAA, HTTPS, SSH,
Port Security, IP Filter, DHCP Snooping, IP Source Guard
Access Control Lists
128 ACLS (96 MAC rules, 96 IP rules)
DHCP Client
Port Configuration
100BASE-TX: 10/100 Mbps, half/full duplex
1000BASE-T: 10/100 Mbps at half/full duplex, 1000 Mbps at full duplex
1000BASE-SX/LX/ZX - 1000 Mbps at full duplex (SFP)
Flow Control
Full Duplex: IEEE 802.3-2002
Half Duplex: Back pressure
Storm Control
Broadcast, multicast, or unknown unicast traffic throttled above a critical threshold
Port Mirroring
Multiple source ports, one destination port
Rate Limits
Input limit
Output limit
Port Trunking
Static trunks (Cisco EtherChannel compliant)
Dynamic trunks (Link Aggregation Control Protocol)
Spanning Tree Algorithm
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP, IEEE 802.1D-2004)
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP, IEEE 802.1D-2004)
Multiple Spanning Trees (MSTP, IEEE 802.1D-2004)
VLAN Support
Up to 256 groups; port-based or tagged (802.1Q),
Private VLANs
Protocol-based VLANs
Class of Service
Supports 4 levels of priority
Strict or Weighted Round Robin queueing
CoS configured by VLAN tag or port
Layer 3/4 priority mapping: IP Port, IP Precedence, IP DSCP