Network Management - Nortel BayStack 5510-24T Specifications

• Port configuration
• Partial Spanning Tree configuration, including configuration of port priority and path cost
• VLAN configuration
• Quality of Service (QoS)
• RMON
Custom Auto-negotiation Advertisements
This feature enables the network manager to tune the capabilities that a particular Ethernet
port can advertise via auto-negotiation. The capabilities include half-duplex and full-duplex
modes with speeds of 10, 100, and 1000 Mbps. Auto-negotiated Ethernet ports establish a
connection based upon the highest common capabilities. This feature saves the network
manager from having to go to each workstation and switch to configure a "fixed" speed.
Customizable Queue/Buffer Allocation
Using this feature, the network administrator is able to specify the number of CoS queues
supported and the buffering resources that may be consumed by a given port. It allows the
network administrator to tune the use of system resources based upon their business needs.
Auto MDI/MDIX
BayStack 5510 Switches can be connected to a hub, computer, or another switch quickly and
cost-effectively with either a crossover or straight through cable. When a cable is connected
to one of the 10/100/1000 ports on the switch, the switch port automatically detects the
energy on the cable and configures itself. This feature eliminates the need for an MDI/MDIX
port; any port may be used for connection to a hub or switch.
Common look and feel
All BayStack switches, including the BayStack 5510, have a common "look and feel" which
reduces training costs. This allows the switches to be managed in a similar fashion via a broad
set of management tools. These tools include Web, Java -based Device Manager (JDM),
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Command Line Interface (CLI), menus, Optivity Network Management System (ONMS),
Optivity Switch Manager (OSM), and Optivity Policy Services (OPS).
Web-based management
Web-based network management makes managing the BayStack 5510 Switch stack easy with
a Web browser. Summary, configuration, fault, statistics, application, administration, and
support pages can be provided for the entire stack. Traffic classification and prioritization can
be set via the Web-based QoS Wizard and advanced configuration tool. Real-time sampling
provides up-to-date LED statistical information for stacked units. The Web interface also
allows for static configuration of numerous parameters of the device.

Network management

On-box management
Network management begins with the device. BayStack 5510 Switches support four groups
of Remote Monitoring (RMON) on all ports and are SNMPv3 compliant. RMON2
support is achievable via port mirroring and the use of an external probe. The SNMP agent
software resides in the switch and uses the information it collects to provide management for
all ports in the stack providing comprehensive network monitoring capabilities.
Configuration management
The process of configuration begins with a single device but finishes across multiple devices.
Java Device Manager is the device configuration tool for those functions that require commu-
nicating with a single device. It uses a common user interface and workflow that supports
many Nortel Networks Ethernet switches. This commonality allows the network manager to
become familiar with one tool instead of multiple tools. Optivity Switch Manager (OSM) is
another tool that performs the configuration functions such as VLAN assignments, MLT,
and Multicast across multiple Nortel Networks Ethernet switches.
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