Direct Packet Distribution; Store-And-Forward; Multi-Address Capability - Hirschmann RS20 User Manual

Network load control

7.1 Direct packet distribution

With direct packet distribution, you protect the device from unnecessary net-
work loads. The device provides you with the following functions for direct
packet distribution:

Store-and-forward

Multi-address capability

Aging of learned addresses
Static address entries
Disabling the direct packet distribution
7.1.1 Store-and-forward
All data received by the device is stored, and its validity is checked. Invalid
and defective data packets (> 1,502 bytes or CRC errors) as well as frag-
ments (< 64 bytes) are rejected. Valid data packets are forwarded by the
device.
7.1.2 Multi-address capability
The device learns all the source addresses for a port. Only packets with
unknown addresses
these addresses or
a multi/broadcast address
in the destination address field are sent to this port. The device enters
learned source addresses in its filter table
address entries").
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7.1 Direct packet distribution
(see on page 94 „Entering static
Basic Configuration L2P
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