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Chapter 1: introduction, Key features, Table 1-1 – Accton Technology ES5508 User Manual

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Chapter 1: Introduction

This switch provides a broad range of features for Layer 2 switching. It includes a
management agent that allows you to configure the features listed in this manual.
The default configuration can be used for most of the features provided by this
switch. However, there are many options that you should configure to maximize the
switch’s performance for your particular network environment.

Key Features

Table 1-1 Key Features

Feature

Description

Configuration Backup

and Restore

Backup to TFTP server

Authentication

Console, Telnet, web – User name / password, RADIUS, TACACS+
Web – SSL/HTTPS; Telnet – SSH
SNMP v1/2c - Community strings
SNMP version 3 – MD5 or SHA password
Port – IEEE 802.1X, MAC address filtering

Access Control Lists

Supports up to 32 IP or MAC ACLs

DHCP Client

Supported

DNS

Client and proxy service

Port Configuration

Speed and duplex mode

Rate Limiting

Input and output rate limiting per port

Port Mirroring

One or more ports mirrored to single analysis port

Port Trunking

Supports up to 4 trunks using either static or dynamic trunking (LACP)

Broadcast Storm

Control

Supported

Address Table

Up to 16K MAC addresses in forwarding table

IEEE 802.1D Bridge

Supports dynamic data switching and addresses learning

Store-and-Forward

Switching

Supported to ensure wire-speed switching while eliminating bad frames

Spanning Tree

Algorithm

Supports standard STP, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), and Multiple

Spanning Trees (MSTP)

Virtual LANs

Up to 255 using IEEE 802.1Q, port-based, protocol-based, or private VLANs

Traffic Prioritization

Default port priority, traffic class map, queue scheduling, IP Precedence, or

Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP), and TCP/UDP Port

Multicast Filtering

Supports IGMP snooping and query