Brocade FastIron Ethernet Switch Platform and Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 17)

Basic Layer 2 Features
● Supported basic Layer 2 features................................................................................... 17
● About port regions...........................................................................................................19
● Enabling or disabling the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)................................................20
● Management MAC address for stackable devices..........................................................21
● MAC learning rate control............................................................................................... 21
● Changing the MAC age time and disabling MAC address learning................................ 22
● Static MAC entry configuration........................................................................................23
● VLAN-based static MAC entries configuration................................................................ 24
● Clearing MAC address entries........................................................................................ 25
● Flow-based MAC address learning................................................................................. 25
● Enabling port-based VLANs............................................................................................29
● Defining MAC address filters...........................................................................................30
● Monitoring MAC address movement...............................................................................31
● SNMP MAC-notification trap support.............................................................................. 35
● Displaying and modifying system parameter default settings......................................... 37
● Cut-through switching..................................................................................................... 43
● Dynamic buffer allocation for QoS priorities for FastIron X Series devices.....................44
● Dynamic buffer allocation for FCX and ICX devices....................................................... 49
● Buffer allocation for ICX 6650......................................................................................... 61
● Remote Fault Notification on 1Gbps fiber connections................................................... 63
● Link Fault Signaling for 10Gbps Ethernet devices.......................................................... 64
● Jumbo frame support...................................................................................................... 65
● Packet InError Detection................................................................................................. 65
Supported basic Layer 2 features
Lists the Layer 2 features supported on FastIron devices
The following table lists the individual Brocade FastIron switches and the basic Layer 2 features they
support. These features are supported in the Layer 2 and Layer 3 software images, except where
explicitly noted.
Feature ICX 6430 ICX 6450 FCX ICX 6610 ICX 6650 FSX 800
FSX 1600 ICX 7750
8,000 MAC addresses per switch 08.0.01 No No No No No No
16,000 MAC addresses per switch No 08.0.01 No No No No No
32,000 MAC addresses per switch No No 08.0.01 08.0.01 No 08.0.01 No
64,000 MAC addresses per switch No No No No 08.0.01 No 08.0.01
MAC learning rate control 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01 No No
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