Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Configuration Manual page 43

Chapter 1 Overview
All ports on the residential Catalyst 2950 switches (and Catalyst 2912-LRE XL or 2924-LRE XL
switches if they are included) are configured as 802.1Q trunks with protected port and STP root guard
features enabled. The protected port feature provides security and isolation between ports on the switch,
ensuring that subscribers cannot view packets destined for other subscribers. STP root guard prevents
unauthorized devices from becoming the STP root switch. All ports have IGMP snooping or CGMP
enabled for multicast traffic management. ACLs on the uplink ports to the aggregating Catalyst 3550
multilayer switches provide security and bandwidth management.
The aggregating switches and routers provide services such as those described in the previous examples,
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