CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Conventions 8
Related Documentation 9
Documentation Comments 9
Product Registration 10
1 SWITCH FEATURES OVERVIEW
What is Management Software? 11
Switch Features Explained 11
Automatic IP Configuration 12
Port Security 12
Aggregated Links 12
Auto-negotiation 12
Multicast Filtering 13
Spanning Tree Protocol and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol 13
Switch Database 14
Traffic Prioritization 14
RMON 14
Broadcast Storm Control 15
VLANs 15
Configuration Save and Restore 15
2 OPTIMIZING BANDWIDTH
Port Features 17
Duplex 17
Flow Control 18
Auto-negotiation 18
Aggregated Links 19
How 802.3ad Link Aggregation Operates 19
Implementing 802.3ad Aggregated Links 20