About The Switch; Summary Of Hardware Features; Summary Of Software Features - IBM 8271 Nways F12 User Manual

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About the Switch

Summary of
Hardware Features
Summary of
Software Features
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WITCH
The 8271 Models F12 and F24 aggregate your existing 10 Mbps
devices, connects high-performance workgroups with a 100 Mbps
backbone or server connection, and connects power users to dedicated
100 Mbps ports — all in one switch.
The Switch has the following hardware features:
12 or 24 Fast Ethernet auto-negotiating 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
ports
Matrix port for interconnecting F12/F24 or E12/E24 units in a single
stack:
Connect two units back-to-back using a single Matrix Cable
Connect up to four units using Matrix Cables linked to a Matrix
Module
Slot for an Expansion Module or Matrix Module
Connects to Redundant Power System/Uninterruptable Power
System
19-inch rack or stand-alone mounting
The Switch has the following software features:
Support for up to 12,000 endstations (one MAC address per
endstation)
Stack management for up to four units
Store-and-Forward forwarding mode
Full duplex on all ports
Flow control on all ports:
IEEE 802.3x on full duplex links
Intelligent Flow Managment on half duplex links
Security
Resilient Links
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
Multicast filtering
Future support for VLANs, automatic configuration of multicast
filters (GARP and IGMP snooping) and Fast IP