Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch - Manual (Page 14)

Contents
14 SmartSwitch Router User Reference Manual
Chapter 2: Hot Swapping Line Cards and Control Modules ................ 49
Hot Swapping Overview...................................................................................................... 49
Hot Swapping Line Cards.................................................................................................... 49
Deactivating the Line Card........................................................................................... 50
Removing the Line Card ............................................................................................... 50
Installing a New Line Card ................................................................................... 51
Hot Swapping One Type of Line Card With Another.............................................. 51
Hot Swapping a Secondary Control Module .................................................................... 51
Deactivating the Control Module ................................................................................ 52
Removing the Control Module .................................................................................... 52
Installing the Control Module ...................................................................................... 53
Hot Swapping a Switching Fabric Module (SSR 8600 only) ........................................... 53
Chapter 3: Bridging Configuration Guide ............................................. 55
Bridging Overview................................................................................................................ 55
Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1d) ........................................................................................ 55
Bridging Modes (Flow-Based and Address-Based) .................................................. 56
VLAN Overview.................................................................................................................... 56
Port-based VLANs .................................................................................................. 57
MAC-address-based VLANs................................................................................. 57
Protocol-based VLANs........................................................................................... 57
Subnet-based VLANs ............................................................................................. 57
Multicast-based VLANs......................................................................................... 58
Policy-based VLANs .............................................................................................. 58
SSR VLAN Support........................................................................................................ 58
VLANs and the SSR................................................................................................ 58
Ports, VLANs, and L3 Interfaces .......................................................................... 59
Access Ports and Trunk Ports (802.1Q support)................................................. 59
Explicit and Implicit VLANs ................................................................................. 60
Configuring SSR Bridging Functions ................................................................................. 60
Configuring Address-based or Flow-based Bridging............................................... 60
Configuring Spanning Tree .......................................................................................... 61
Adjusting Spanning-Tree Parameters ......................................................................... 62
Setting the Bridge Priority ..................................................................................... 62
Setting a Port Priority ............................................................................................. 63
Assigning Port Costs .............................................................................................. 63
Adjusting Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) Intervals.................................... 63
Adjusting the Interval between Hello Times............................................... 64
Defining the Forward Delay Interval............................................................ 64
Defining the Maximum Age .......................................................................... 64
Configuring a Port or Protocol based VLAN............................................................. 65
Creating a Port or Protocol Based VLAN............................................................ 65
Adding Ports to a VLAN ....................................................................................... 65
Configuring VLAN Trunk Ports.................................................................................. 65
Configuring VLANs for Bridging................................................................................ 65
Configuring Layer-2 Filters .......................................................................................... 66
Monitoring Bridging ............................................................................................................. 66
Configuration Examples....................................................................................................... 67
Creating an IP or IPX VLAN ........................................................................................ 67