SMC Networks SMC TigerStack III SMC6824MPE - Manual (Page 28)

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NTRODUCTION
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Description of Software Features
The switch provides a wide range of advanced performance enhancing
features. Flow control eliminates the loss of packets due to bottlenecks
caused by port saturation. Broadcast storm suppression prevents broadcast
traffic storms from engulfing the network. Port-based VLANs provide
traffic security and efficient use of network bandwidth. CoS priority
queueing ensures the minimum delay for moving real-time multimedia data
across the network. While multicast filtering provides support for real-time
network applications. Some of the management features are briefly
described below.
Port Configuration Speed, duplex mode and flow control
Rate Limiting Input and output rate limiting per port
Port Mirroring One or more ports mirrored to single analysis port
Port Trunking Supports port trunking using either static or dynamic trunking
(LACP)
Broadcast Storm
Control Supported
Static Address Up to 8K MAC addresses in the forwarding table
IEEE 802.1D Bridge Supports dynamic data switching and address learning
Store-and-Forward
Switching Supported to ensure wire-speed switching while eliminating bad
frames
Spanning Tree
Protocol Supports standard STP and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
Virtual LANs Up to 255 using IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
Traffic Prioritization Default port priority, traffic class map, queue scheduling,
IP Precedence, or Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP)
Multicast Filtering Supports IGMP snooping and query
Table 1-1 Key Features
Feature Description