Intermec 6710 - Manual (Page 94)

SECTION 4
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Configuration
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[Global Flooding]
" NOTE: Use the same [Global Flooding] settings in all super root candidates.
Use [Global Flooding] to set system-wide flooding options.
The settings are sent throughout the network when and if
this access point becomes the super root. Options are:
Multicast Unicast
Inbound
Outbound to Secondaries
Outbound to Stations
An access point normally forwards frames only to
destination addresses it has learned and stored in the
forwarding database. Frames are forwarded only on the
port that provides the shortest path to the destination
address. The access point can be configured to flood frames
on one or more ports when the destination address is
unknown.
Global flooding options allow for different flooding
configurations to optimize performance. Settings in the
super root are distributed to all other access points.
A frame flooded toward the distribution LAN (LAN segment
containing the super root) is inbound. A frame flooded
away from the distribution LAN is outbound. A special
case of outbound is outbound to secondary LANs.
" NOTE: A Flooding Level Checklist starts on page 4-31.
Inbound
Flooding may be configured separately for unicast (single
physical address) and multicast (group address) frame
types. Many network protocols use multicast messages for
establishing and maintaining connections, and use unicast
messages for data exchange.