Table Of Contents - Nortel 8300 User Manual

Contents
New in this release
Features 11
Other changes 11
Preface
Before you begin 13
How to get help 14
Getting help from the Nortel web site 14
Getting help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center 14
Getting help from a specialist using an Express Routing Code 15
Getting help through a Nortel distributor or reseller 15
VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation
VLANs 17
VLAN ports 18
Port-based VLANs 18
Policy-based VLANs 19
Protocol-based VLANs 20
Independent VLAN Learning (IVL) 22
VLAN tagging and port types 22
VLAN router interfaces 24
VLAN implementation 24
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 26
Spanning tree groups 26
Spanning Tree modes 28
Spanning Tree FastStart 28
Understanding STGs and VLANs 28
Spanning Tree Protocol topology change detection 29
Static link aggregation 29
Link aggregation traffic distribution 30
Link aggregation rules 30
Link aggregation examples 31
Split MultiLink Trunking 34
Overview 35
Advantages of SMLT 36
Configuration - VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager
Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks
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Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300
NN46200-510 03.01 Standard
4.0 27 August 2007
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