SMC Networks SMC8606T Ieee 802.1D, Ieee 802.1Q, Ieee 802.3ac, In-Band Management, Port Mirroring

GLOSSARY

IEEE 802.1D

Specifies a general method for the operation of MAC bridges, including the Spanning Tree Protocol.

IEEE 802.1Q

VLAN Tagging defines Ethernet frame tags which carry VLAN information. It allows switches to assign end-stations to different virtual LANs, and defines a standard way for VLANs to communicate across switched networks.

IEEE 802.3ac

Defines frame extensions for VLAN tagging.

In-Band Management

Management of the network from a station that is attached to the network.

Link Aggregation

See Port Trunk.

MIB

An acronym for Management Information Base. It is a set of database objects that contains information about the device.

Out-of-Band Management

Management of the network from a station that is not attached to the network.

Port Mirroring

A method whereby data on a target port is mirrored to an analysis port for troubleshooting with a logic analyzer or RMON probe. This allows data on the target port to be studied unobtrusively.

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