Traffic Segmentation - D-Link DES-6500 - Switch User Manual

xStack DES-6500 Modular Layer 3 Chassis Ethernet Switch User Manual

Traffic Segmentation

Traffic segmentation is used to limit traffic flow from a single port to a group of ports on either a single Switch (in standalone
mode) or a group of ports on another switch in a switch stack. This method of segmenting the flow of traffic is similar to using
VLANs to limit traffic, but is more restrictive. It provides a method of directing traffic that does not increase the overhead of the
Master switch CPU.
In the Configuration folder open the QoS folder and click Traffic Segmentation, to view the screen shown below.
Figure 6- 47. Current Traffic Segmentation Table
Click on the Setup button to open the Setup Forwarding ports page, as shown below.
Figure 6- 48. Setup Forwarding Ports window
This page allows users to determine which port on a given line card in the switch chassis will be allowed to forward packets to
other ports on another line card within the chassis.
Configuring traffic segmentation on the xStack DES-6500 chassis switch is accomplished in two parts. First, specify a line card
from the chassis by using the Unit pull-down menu, and then a port on that line card, using the Port pull-down menu. Then
specify a second line card from the chassis, and then select which ports (or different ports on the same line card,) on that line card
are to be able to receive packets from the line card and port specified in the first part.
Clicking the Apply button will enter the combination of transmitting port and allowed receiving ports into the Switch's Traffic
Segmentation table.
The Unit drop-down menu at the top of the page allows users to select a line card from a switch stack using that line card's Unit
ID. The Port drop-down menu allows users to select a port from that line card. This is the port that will be transmitting packets.
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