Who Should Read This Manual; When Should I Read This Manual; What Is In This Manual - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850-48 Network Configuration Manual

Who Should Read this Manual?

Who Should Read this Manual?
The audience for this user guide is network administrators and IT support personnel who need to
configure, maintain, and monitor switches and routers in a live network. However, anyone wishing to gain
knowledge on how fundamental software features are implemented in the OmniSwitch 6400 Series,
OmniSwitch 6850 Series, OmniSwitch 6855 Series, OmniSwitch 9000 Series, and OmniSwitch 9000E
Series will benefit from the material in this configuration guide.

When Should I Read this Manual?

Read this guide as soon as you are ready to integrate your OmniSwitch into your network and you are
ready to set up advanced routing protocols. You should already be familiar with the basics of managing a
single OmniSwitch as described in the OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Switch Management Guide.
The topics and procedures in this manual assume an understanding of the OmniSwitch stacking, directory
structure, and basic switch administration commands and procedures. This manual will help you set up
your switches to communicate with other switches in the network. The topics in this guide include
VLANs, authentication, and Quality of Service (QoS)—features that are typically deployed in a multi-
switch environment.

What is in this Manual?

This configuration guide includes information about configuring the following features:
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VLANs, VLAN router ports, mobile ports, and VLAN rules.
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Basic Layer 2 functions, such as Ethernet port parameters, source learning, Spanning Tree, and Alcatel
interswitch protocols (AMAP and GMAP).
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Advanced Layer 2 functions, such as 802.1Q tagging, Link Aggregation, and IP Multicast Switching.
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Basic routing protocols and functions, such as static IP routes, RIP, DHCP Relay, and Virtual Router
Redundancy Protocol (VRRP).
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Security features, such as switch access control, Authenticated VLANs (AVLANs), authentication
servers, and policy management.
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Quality of Service (QoS) and Access Control Lists (ACLs) features, such as policy rules for prioritiz-
ing and filtering traffic, and remapping packet headers.
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Diagnostic tools, such as RMON, port mirroring, and switch logging.
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About This Guide
September 2009