Traffic Re-Marking 52
Traffic Prioritization 52
Traffic Queues 56
Important QoS Considerations 56
Default QoS Configurations 58
7 STATUS MONITORING AND STATISTICS
RMON 59
What is RMON? 59
The RMON Groups 59
Benefits of RMON 61
RMON and the Switch 61
Alarm Events 62
8 SETTING UP VIRTUAL LANS
What are VLANs? 63
Benefits of VLANs 64
VLANs and Your Switch 65
The Default VLAN 65
Communication Between VLANs 65
Creating New VLANs 66
VLANs: Tagged and Untagged Membership 66
VLAN Configuration Examples 67
Using Untagged Connections 67
Using 802.1Q Tagged Connections 68
9 USING AUTOMATIC IP CONFIGURATION
How Your Switch Obtains IP Information 72
How Automatic IP Configuration Works 72
Automatic Process 72
Important Considerations 72
Server Support 73
Event Log Entries and Traps 73