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
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
fragments (< 64 bytes) are rejected. Valid data packets are forwarded by the
device.
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
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8.1 Direct Packet Distribution
Basic Configuration
Release 6.0 07/2010