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IEEE 802.1s An IEEE standard for the Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) which
provides independent spanning trees for VLAN groups.
IEEE 802.1x Port Authentication controls access to the switch ports by requiring
users to first enter a user ID and password for authentication.
IEEE 802.3ac Defines frame extensions for VLAN tagging.
IEEE 802.3x Defines Ethernet frame start/stop requests and timers used for flow
control on full-duplex links.
IGMP Snooping Listening to IGMP Query and IGMP Report packets transferred between
IP Multicast Routers and IP Multicast host groups to identify IP Multicast
group members.
IGMP Query On each subnetwork, one IGMP-capable device will act as the querier
— that is, the device that asks all hosts to report on the IP multicast
groups they wish to join or to which they already belong. The elected
querier will be the device with the lowest IP address in the subnetwork.
Internet Control
Message Protocol
(ICMP)
A network layer protocol that reports errors in processing IP packets.
ICMP is also used by routers to feed back information about better
routing choices.
Internet Group
Management
Protocol (IGMP)
A protocol through which hosts can register with their local router for
multicast services. If there is more than one multicast switch/router on a
given subnetwork, one of the devices is made the “querier” and
assumes responsibility for keeping track of group membership.
In-Band Management Management of the network from a station attached directly to the
network.
IP Multicast Filtering A process whereby this switch can pass multicast traffic along to
participating hosts.
IP Precedence The Type of Service (ToS) octet in the IPv4 header includes three
precedence bits defining eight different priority levels ranging from
highest priority for network control packets to lowest priority for
routine traffic. The eight values are mapped one-to-one to the Class of
Service categories by default, but may be configured differently to suit
the requirements for specific network applications.
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