3Com TR - Manual (Page 13)

Summary of Features 1-3
■
Roving Analysis—The Roving Analysis Port (RAP)
feature allows you to configure the SuperStack II
Switch 2000 TR to capture and monitor traffic on
any Token Ring LAN connected to the switch using
any industry-standard LAN analyzer.
This feature operates on Port 1 of the Switch 2000
TR and applies to all ports of the same switch. To
view traffic on other switches in a stack you must
connect to Port 1 of the appropriate switch and
select the port you wish to view.
Figure 1-1 Roving Analysis
Summary of Features
■ 12 switched shielded RJ-45 Token Ring ports
■ 4 ports selectable for direct end station attachment
■ High-speed cascade interface
■ Front Panel LCD Console for fast configuration
■ Flexible Option Slot for FDDI, ATM, or TR-in-FE
expansion
■ 400,000 packet-per-second aggregate forwarding
rate
■ Cut-Thru, Store-and-Forward, or Dynamic Cut-thru
modes
■
Low latency in cut-through mode
■
No forwarded errors propagated in
store-and-forward mode
■
Dynamic Cut-thru monitors error rates and
selects Cut-thru or Store and Forward as appro-
priate
■ Source route, transparent, and SRT bridging modes
supported
■ IBM and 802.1d Spanning Tree protocols sup-
ported with configurable BPDU addresses for addi-
tional flexibility
■ Congestion Control
■
SNMP network management support
■
Transcend ® Enterprise Manager for HP Open-
View, NetView/6000, SunNet Manager,
Microsoft
® Windows 95
■ SmartAgent support
green =link OK yellow =MGMT partition flashing yellow =auto error partition
off =inactive
LINK STATUS
6x
7x
1x
12x
1
ENTER
2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12
Status —
Status —
Packet —
Packet — O C O C Option Slot
Cascade
Power
MGMT
SuperStack II Switch 2000 TR
Network Analyzer
Ring to be monitored
Switch 2000 TR Port 1
(configured as Hub port)
Switch 2000 TR Port 12