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Texas Instruments THUNDER TNETX3270 User Manual

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TNETX3270
ThunderSWITCH

24/3 ETHERNET

SWITCH

WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS

SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999

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Mirr

Bit = 1?

Remove:

– Disabled Ports
– Ports Blocked by TxBlockPorts

From Port Routing Code

Yes

If

((Source Port = MirrorPort or
Port Routing Code Includes MirrorPort)
and (Source Port ! = UplinkPort))

Then

Include UplinkPort in Port Routing Code

No

Lshare = 1?

No

Port Routing Code

is Adjusted by

Trunking Algorithm

(see Note A)

Destination

Found?

Yes

No

Port Routing Code

is Adjusted by

Load-Sharing

Algorithm

(see Note A)

Yes

NOTE A: See

Port Trunking/Load Sharing

Port Routing

Code = 0?

Send Frame to

Ports Indicated by

Port Routing Code

No

Yes

Discard

Frame

D

C

Figure 9. Frame-Routing Algorithm (Continued)

port mirroring

The TNETX3270 allows all transmitted frames on a particular port to be copied (or mirrored) to a designated
port.