A virtual switch in repeater mode emulates an Ethernet repeater except that it
• breaks-up the collision domains,
• removes the length limitation of CSMA/CD LANs, and
• also works in full-duplex mode.
Synonyms
The TransLAN
®
repeater mode of operation is often also referred to as “promiscuous
mode” or “buffered repeater mode”.
Intended use
The repeater mode is only intended to be used in point-to-point configurations to offer
a leased-lines type of service. The repeater mode is supported by E/FE as well as GbE
TransLAN
®
cards.
Configuration rules and guidelines
Please observe these configuration rules and guidelines:
• The use of the repeater mode is limited to virtual switches consisting of exactly
one customer LAN port and one network WAN port. Only point-to-point
connections are supported.
• No customer identifier (CID) can be configured.
• It is not possible to provision QoS functions.
• Flow control can be enabled or disabled per LAN port.
SDH network
switch cross-
connection
LAN ports
WAN ports
Line port
Traffic provisioning
Operational modes
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365-312-807R7.2
Issue 4, May 2007
Alcatel-Lucent - Proprietary
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