Nortel Networks 450 - Manual (Page 38)

Using the BayStack 450 10/100/1000 Series Switch
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• Address database size: 16,000 entries at line rate (32,000 entries without
flooding)
• Fail-Safe Stacking: provides uninterrupted connectivity for up to eight units,
with up to 224 ports stacked together as one managed unit (requires one
optional BayStack 400-ST1 Cascade Module kit per stacked unit. See your
Nortel Networks sales representative for ordering information).
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP): complies with IEEE 802.1D standard. STP
can be disabled on the entire switch or stack, or on a per-port basis.
• SNMP agent support for the following management information bases
(MIBs):
-- Bridge MIB (RFC 1493)
-- Ethernet MIB (RFC 1643)
-- RMON MIB (RFC 1757)
-- MIB-II (RFC 1213)
-- Interface MIB (RFC 1573)
-- Nortel Networks proprietary MIBs:
- s5Chas MIB
- s5Agent MIB
- Rapid City MIB
• High-speed uplink/expansion slot: allows you to attach optional media
dependent adapters (MDAs) that support a range of media types.
• Rate limiting: Adjustable broadcast or IP Multicast packet-rate limits for
control of broadcast and IP Multicast storms
• Console/Comm port: Allows you to configure and manage the switch locally
or remotely.
• IEEE 802.1Q port-based virtual LANs (VLANs)
• IGMP snooping
• IEEE 802.1p prioritizing
• Upgradeable device firmware in nonvolatile flash memory using the Trivial
File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
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