Network management features, Mac addressing, Store and forward/ cutthrough (fragment-free) mod – Allied Telesis AT-3726 User Manual
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In-band Telnet capability for switch management
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Out-of-band capability with RS232 connector for switch
management
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Flash memory for convenient upgrades
Network Management Features
The following lists the switch’s major network management features.
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SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) II, SNMP MIB
extensions, Bridging MIB (RFC 1493), and Telnet support
deliver comprehensive in-band management
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Local Omega, a menu-based management console, provides
detailed out-of-band management
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IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol support for redundant
backbone connections and loop-free networks simplifies
configuration and improves fault tolerance
MAC Addressing
The switch has hardware base support with External Address Lookup
Engine (EALE) for static entries and self-learning of active MAC
addresses. The switch can support up to 1954 MAC addresses.
Store and
Forward/
Cut-Through
(fragment-free)
Modes
With store and forward or cut-through (fragment-free) switching
modes, network administrators can optimize performance and
enable full-error checking.
The store and forward mode (default), works in the following way.
First, as the packet is being received, it is placed in a buffer and held
there until the entire packet is received. The packet is also being
checked for errors and is not forwarded unless the entire packet is
error-free. This mode is automatic when data is exchanged between
10Base and 100Base ports.