1-2 CHAPTER 1: SWITCH 9000 OVERVIEW
■ Virtual LANs (VLANs)
■ Support for 64 VLANs on a single Switch 9000
■ Support for IEEE 802.1Q tagging
■ Controls traffic (including broadcasts)
■ Provides extra security
■ Protocol-sensitive filtering for VLANs
■ Recognition of the Priority Access Control Enabled (PACE) bit set by
3Com Etherlink
®
adapters and the other devices that support PACE
■ Responds to 802.3x flow-control messages
■ Auto-negotiation to IEEE 802.3z for plug and play
■ Load sharing
■ Spanning Tree Protocol (IEEE 802.1d)
■ Multiple spanning trees (64)
■ Wirespeed Internet Protocol (IP) via Routing Information Protocol
(RIP) version 1 and RIP version 2
■ Wirespeed Internet Protocol (IP) unicast routing
■ 3Com’s SuperStack
®
II architecture
■ Integrated network management
■ 19-inch rack or free-standing mounting
■ Agent support
■ Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
■ Remote Monitoring (RMON) groups 1 to 4 — statistics, history,
alarms, and events
■ Repeater and Bridge Management Information Base (MIB)
■ Easy software upgrades
■ BOOTP for automatic Internet Protocol (IP) address configuration
■ Local management
Port Connections The Switch 9000 provides eight 850nm fiber-optic Gigabit Ethernet
ports, using duplex SC connectors. Using the eight ports, you can
connect other Gigabit Ethernet devices (such as 10/100 switches that
have Gigabit Ethernet modules) to the Switch 9000. You can also
connect Switch 9000 devices to each other.
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