Cisco ME 3400 User Manual

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Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Features
Layer 2 Virtual Private Network Services
Layer 2 virtual private network (VPN) features are only available when the switch is running the metro
IP access or metro access image.
• IEEE 802.1Q tunneling enables service providers to offer multiple point Layer 2 VPN services to
customers
• Layer 2 protocol tunneling to enable customers to control protocols such as BPDU, CDP, VTP,
PAgP, LACP, and UDLD protocols to be tunneled across service-provider networks.
Layer 3 Features
Note Layer 3 features are only available when the switch is running the metro IP access image.
• HSRP Version 1 (HSRPv1) and HSRP Version 2 (HSRPv2) for Layer 3 router redundancy
• IP routing protocols for load balancing and for constructing scalable, routed backbones:
– RIP Versions 1 and 2
– OSPF
– EIGRP
– BGP Version 4
– IS-IS dynamic routing
– BFD protocol Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Protocol to detect forwarding-path
failures for OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, EIGRP, or HSRP routing protocols
• IP routing between VLANs (inter-VLAN routing) for full Layer 3 routing between two or more
VLANs, allowing each VLAN to maintain its own autonomous data-link domain
• Policy-based routing (PBR) for configuring defined policies for traffic flows
• Static IP routing for manually building a routing table of network path information
• Equal-cost routing for load balancing and redundancy
• Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) and ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP) for using
router advertisement and router solicitation messages to discover the addresses of routers on directly
attached subnets
• Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) for multicast routing within the network, allowing for
devices in the network to receive the multicast feed requested and for switches not participating in
the multicast to be pruned. Includes support for PIM sparse mode (PIM-SM), PIM dense mode
(PIM-DM), and PIM sparse-dense mode
• Support for the SSM PIM protocol to optimize multicast applications, such as video
• Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) for connecting multiple PIM-SM domains
• DHCP relay for forwarding UDP broadcasts, including IP address requests, from DHCP clients
• DHCP for IPv6 relay, client, server address assignment and prefix delegation
• IPv6 unicast routing capability for forwarding IPv6 traffic through configured interfaces using static
routing, RIP, or OSPF

Cisco ME 3400 Specifications

General

Category	Switch
Rack Mountable	Yes
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Authentication Method	RADIUS, TACACS+
RAM	128 MB
Flash Memory	32 MB
Power Device	Internal power supply
Model	ME 3400
Layer	Layer 2
MAC Address Table Size	8000 entries
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, Telnet, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS
Features	VLAN support, IGMP snooping, Quality of Service (QoS)
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3x
Memory	128 MB
Power Supply	AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Dimensions (H x W x D)	4.4 cm x 44.5 cm x 24.2 cm
Routing Protocol	Static routing