Implementing 802.3ad Aggregated Links 25
Aggregated Links and Your Switch 25
Aggregated Link — Manual Configuration Example 27
3 USING MULTICAST FILTERING
What is an IP Multicast? 29
Benefits of Multicast 30
Multicast Filtering 30
Multicast Filtering and Your Switch 31
IGMP Multicast Filtering 31
How IGMP Supports IP Multicast 32
Role of IGMP in IP Multicast Filtering 34
4 USING RESILIENCE FEATURES
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol 35
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) 36
What is STP? 36
How STP Works 38
STP Requirements 38
STP Calculation 39
STP Configuration 39
STP Reconfiguration 40
How RSTP Differs to STP 40
STP Example 40
STP Configurations 42
Using STP on a Network with Multiple VLANs 44
5 USING THE SWITCH DATABASE
What is the Switch Database? 45
How Switch Database Entries Get Added 45
Switch Database Entry States 46
6 USING TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
What is Traffic Prioritization? 47
How Traffic Prioritization Works 48
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