C360 Features and Benefits
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● The C360-PWR switches can provide PoE on all 10/100BASE-T ports.
Layer 3 Support
● Hardware-based Layer 3 switching for high performance.
● VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) for Layer 3 router redundancy. The Virtual
Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) eliminates the single point of failure inherent in the
static default routed environment. Refer to VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol)
Configuration on page 186 for further information.
● IP routing protocols for load balancing and for constructing scalable, routed backbones:
- Routing Information Protocol (RIP) versions 1 and 2. Refer to RIP (Routing Interchange
Protocol) Configuration on page 172 for further information.
- Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). Refer to OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)
Configuration on page 175 for further information.
● IP routing between VLANs (inter-VLAN routing) for full Layer 3 switching between two or
more VLANs, allowing each VLAN to maintain its own autonomous data-link domain
● Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) for identifying a switch through its IP address and its
corresponding Media Access Control (MAC) address. Refer to ARP (Address Resolution
Protocol) Table Configuration on page 181 for further information.
● NetBIOS Re-broadcast for applications such as WINS that use broadcast but may need to
communicate with stations on other subnets or VLANs. Refer to NetBIOS Re-broadcast
Configuration on page 185 for further information.
● Static IP routing for manually building a routing table of network path information. Refer to
Static Routing Configuration
on page 177 for further information.
● ECMP (equal-cost routing) provides load balancing and redundancy by splitting traffic
among several equivalent paths.
● Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) and ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP)
are used by routers to notify the hosts on the data link that a better route is available for a
particular destination.
● DHCP/ BootP relay for forwarding UDP broadcasts, including IP address requests, from
DHCP/BootP clients. Refer to BOOTP/DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
Relay Configuration on page 183 for further information.
Management
The C360 switch is designed for plug-and-play operation: you need to configure only basic IP
information for the switch and connect it to the other devices in your network. If you have
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