Dmi/Desktop Management Interface; Ieee802.1P Priority Tagging - D-Link DFE-550TX User Manual

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especially since routers and even switches can filter packets so
they only reach those stations that are part of the group. The
DFE-550TX goes one step further by examining multicast packets
on the card itself (rather than using the computer's CPU) and only
accepting those packets for the group(s) in which the host belongs,
thus conserving CPU utilization.
This can be very useful since more and more multicast data, such
as corporate messages to employees, stock quotes, video and audio
conferencing, and database replication is transmitted on today's
networks.
IP Multicasting can eliminate an organization's need to maintain
parallel networks for voice, video and data.

DMI/Desktop Management Interface

DMI is an Operating System/Network Operating System-
independent management framework that allows system vendors
to support multiple market/customer segments with a single
management strategy. DMI lowers the Total Cost of Ownership
(TCO) by providing a common framework for managing desktop
systems, mobile systems and servers.
DMI supports a management schema (Management Information
Format [MIF]), allowing manageable components to be described
within various platforms in a standard descriptive language. MIFs
are extensible, allowing the DFE-550TX to export value-added
management capabilities. These value-added management
features enable remote troubleshooting and higher quality
management of computer resources.

IEEE802.1p Priority Tagging

With the growing number of network applications, local area
networks (LANs) must deliver data for a wide variety applications.
Email, file transfers, database queries, voice over IP (VoIP), video-
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