Madge Networks Token Ring Switch - Manual (Page 41)

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Smart DeskStream Technical Presentation 41
Source Route Switching
n What is Source Route Switching ?
n Industry term for using switching in the
workgroup
n Refers to IEEE 802.5 Annex K specification
n Supports Transparent and Source Route traffic
n How does it work ?
n Switch behaves like a transparent switch
l Matches the MAC address and route descriptors to
ports
n Source Route information is preserved