Chapter 1 Introduction; Specifications - Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000 Installation & User Manual

The Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000 Advanced Router Module, the 6SSRM-02, provides
non-blocking, high-speed Layer-2 (switching), Layer-3 (routing), and Layer-4 (application)
switching. This chapter provides a basic overview of the 6SSRM-02 software and hardware feature
set.
• If you want to install the 6SSRM-02 now, see
• If you want to boot the 6SSRM-02 software and perform basic configuration tasks now, see
Chapter 3, "Software Installation and
• If you want to set up a management station for using CoreWatch, see
Starting Cabletron

Specifications

The 6SSRM-02 provides high-speed switching and full non-blocking throughput. The hardware
provides high-speed performance regardless of the performance monitoring, filtering, and Quality
of Service (QoS) features enabled by the software. You do not need to accept performance
compromises to run QoS or access control lists (ACLs).
Setup".
CoreWatch".
Chapter 2, "Installation".
Introduction
Chapter 4, "Installing and
Introduction
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