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

Network Load Control

8.1 Direct Packet Distribution

With direct packet distribution, you help protect the device from unnecessary
network 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
8.1.1

Store and Forward

The device stores receive data and checks the validity. The device rejects
invalid and defective data packets (> 1522 bytes or CRC errors) as well as
fragments (> 64 bytes). The device then forwards valid data packets.
8.1.2 Multi-Address Capability
The device learns all the source addresses for a port. Only packets with
 unknown destination addresses

these destination addresses or
 a multi/broadcast destination address
in the destination address field are sent to this port. The device enters
learned source addresses in its filter table
Addresses").
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8.1 Direct Packet Distribution
(see on page 114 "Entering Static
UM BasicConfig L2E
Release 8.0 05/2013