Ringdale Gigabit - Manual (Page 10)

Chapter 1 Introduction to the Smart Ringswitch Gigabit Module
2 Using the Smart Ringswitch Gigabit Module
Token ring to Ethernet translational bridging support
The Smart Ringswitch Gigabit Module supports multi-protocol translational bridging including IPX,
IP, NLP, RIP, SAP, NDS and AppleTalk. See Appendix F of the Smart Ringswitch Family User Guide
(part number 100-291) for more information on translational bridging.
The Smart Ringswitch Gigabit Module also introduces support for Novell NetWare Link Services Protocol
(NLSP). NLSP provides link-state routing for Internetwork Package Exchange (IPX) networks and replaces
NetWare’s IPX-based Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and Service Advertising Protocol (SAP). As token
ring and Ethernet use different addressing formats, the Smart Ringswitch Gigabit Module recognizes NLSP
traffic and translationally bridges some NLSP frames to maintain consistent routing information throughout
the enterprise IPX network.
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