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Nortel 8300 User Manual

Configuration — vlans, spanning tree, and static link aggregation using device manager
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Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300
Configuration — VLANs,
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Link Aggregation using Device
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  • Page 1 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager NN46200-510 (317348-E Rev 01)

  • Page 2: Restricted Rights Legend

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  • Page 3 (such as images, text, recordings or pictures) and related licensed materials including all whole or partial copies. Nortel Networks grants you a license to use the Software only in the country where you acquired the Software. You obtain no rights other than those granted to you under this License Agreement. You are responsible for the selection of the Software and for the installation of, use of, and results obtained from the Software.
  • Page 4 This License Agreement is governed by the laws of the country in which Customer acquires the Software. If the Software is acquired in the United States, then this License Agreement is governed by the laws of the state of New York.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    How to get help 14 Getting help from the Nortel web site 14 Getting help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center 14 Getting help from a specialist using an Express Routing Code 15 Getting help through a Nortel distributor or reseller 15...
  • Page 6 Adding a link aggregation group 110 Viewing link aggregation interface statistics 114 Configuring SMLT 120 Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...
  • Page 7 Client/Server link aggregation configuration 34 Resilient networks with Spanning Tree Protocol 37 Resilient networks with SMLT 38 8300 switches as SMLT aggregation switches 39 show vlan info fdb-entry 10 sample output 43 Network topology for traffic flow example 43 Single port SMLT example 45...
  • Page 8 SLPP - Insert VLANS window fields 106 SLPP - Ports tab fields 107 MLT dialog box - MultiLink Trunks fields 112 Statistics, MLT dialog box - Interface tab fields 115 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 9: Contents

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Statistics, MLT dialog box - Ethernet Errors tab fields 117 Statistics, MLT dialog box - Interface Utilization tab fields 120 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Contents 9...
  • Page 10 10 Contents Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 11: New In This Release

    "Adding an MLT-based SMLT" (page 120) • "Link aggregation rules" (page 30) Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...
  • Page 12 12 New in this release Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 13: Preface

    Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN (EAPoL), Simple Network Management Protocol, Version 3 (SNMP3), and Secure Shell (SSH). The ERS 8300 provides quality of service (QoS) for a high number of attached devices and supports future network requirements for QoS for critical applications, such as Voice over IP (VoIP).

  • Page 14: How To Get Help

    Getting help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center If you do not find the information you require on the Nortel Technical Support web site, and you have a Nortel support contract, you can also get help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center.

  • Page 15: Getting Help From A Specialist Using An Express Routing Code

    To access some Nortel Technical Solutions Centers, you can use an Express Routing Code (ERC) to quickly route your call to a specialist in your Nortel product or service. To locate the ERC for your product or service, go to: www.nortel.com/erc...
  • Page 16 16 Preface Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 17: Vlans, Spanning Tree, And Static Link Aggregation

    A VLAN workgroup can include members from a number of dispersed physical segments on the network, improving traffic flow between them. The ERS 8300 performs the layer 2 switching functions necessary to transmit information within VLANs as well as the layer 3 routing functions necessary for VLANs to communicate with one another.

  • Page 18: Vlan Ports

    18 VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation The ERS 8300 supports port-based VLANs and policy-based VLANs. This section includes the following topics: • "VLAN ports" (page 18) • "Port-based VLANs" (page 18) • "Policy-based VLANs" (page 19) • "Protocol-based VLANs" (page 20) •...

  • Page 19: Figure 1 Port-Based Vlan

    Figure 1 Port-based VLAN Policy-based VLANs The ERS 8300 supports a total of 500 unique policy-based VLANS. However, there are some restrictions on the number of types of policy-based VLANs. In a policy-based VLAN, a port can be designated as always a member or never a member.

  • Page 20: Protocol-Based Vlans

    — IPX, Appletalk, and so forth — can be automatically confined to its own VLAN. Port tagging is not required for a port to be a member of multiple protocol-based VLANs. The ERS 8300 supports the following protocol-based VLANs: • IP version 4 (ip) •...

  • Page 21: Figure 2 Dynamic Protocol-Based Vlan

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Description sna802dot2 netBIOS Overlaps with 802.3 frame length VINES IEEE 802.1D BPDUs Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 VLANs 21...

  • Page 22: Figure 3 Vlan Tag Insertion

    9000 Independent VLAN Learning (IVL) In the ERS 8300, each VLAN has its own, independent, forwarding database. That is, the same MAC address can be learned in different VLANs; and, based on the VLAN receiving traffic for this address, the switch is able to forward to this MAC address without any confusion.
  • Page 23 If a port is set for tagging on a ERS 8300, and the port is also a member of an untagged multilink trunk (MLT), or the reverse is true. The port settings on the MLT overrides.

  • Page 24: Vlan Router Interfaces

    24 VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation How the frame is forwarded is based on the VLAN the frame is received and on the forwarding options available for that VLAN. A ERS 8300 tries to associate untagged frames with a VLAN in the following order: •...

  • Page 25: Table 3 Vlan Rules

    Table 3 VLAN rules • In addition to the default VLAN, the ERS 8300 supports 4000 VLANs. VLAN IDs range in value from 1 to 4000. See note • If you enable tagging on a port in a VLAN, the spanning tree group configuration for that port is lost.

  • Page 26: Spanning Tree Protocol (Stp)

    (for example, they send their own BPDUs, they have their own timers, and so on). Multiple STGs are possible within the same switch; that is, the routing switch can participate in the negotiation for multiple spanning trees.

  • Page 27: Figure 4 Multiple Spanning Tree Groups

    BPDUs are dropped and not processed, and no BPDU is generated. Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 27...

  • Page 28: Spanning Tree Modes

    VLANs in an STG, but a VLAN never has more ports than exist in the STG. The recommended practice is to plan STGs and then create VLANs. In the ERS 8300 default configuration, a single STG encompasses all the ports in the switch. For most applications, this configuration is sufficient.

  • Page 29: Table 4 Spanning Tree Protocol Topology Change Detection Configuration Rules

    Link aggregation provides media and module redundancy. The ERS 8300 supports link aggregation in a static configuration mode where no LACP is used. The ERS 8300 link aggregation is interoperable with Baystack and Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 link aggregation, also referred to as MLT.

  • Page 30: Link Aggregation Traffic Distribution

    Link aggregation group algorithms provide load sharing while ensuring that packets do not arrive out of sequence. The ERS 8300 determines the port a packet is transmitted through by: • Tabulating the trunks and their active assigned port members for each link aggregation group.

  • Page 31: Link Aggregation Examples

    1 to 31. See note 1. • In addition to the default VLAN, the ERS 8300 supports 4000 VLANs. VLAN IDs range in value from 1 to 4000. • The ports in a link aggregation group can span modules, providing module redundancy.

  • Page 32: Figure 5 Switch-To-Switch Link Aggregation Configuration

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Figure 5 "Switch-to-switch link aggregation can be configured with multiple switch ports to Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 shows...

  • Page 33: Figure 6 Switch-To-Server Link Aggregation Configuration

    Clients accessing data from the servers (FS1 and FS2) are provided with maximized bandwidth through trunks T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5. On the ERS 8300, trunk members (the ports making up each trunk) do not have to be consecutive switch ports; they can be selected across different modules for module redundancy.

  • Page 34: Figure 7 Client/Server Link Aggregation Configuration

    • "How SMLT works" (page 38) • "Inter-Switch Trunks" (page 40) Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 35: Overview

    SMLT aggregation switches. Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks ATTENTION Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Split MultiLink Trunking 35...

  • Page 36: Advantages Of Smlt

    STP for loop detection. Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 shows...

  • Page 37: Figure 8 Resilient Networks With Spanning Tree Protocol

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Figure 9 "Resilient networks with SMLT" (page Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Split MultiLink Trunking 37...

  • Page 38: Figure 9 Resilient Networks With Smlt

    How SMLT works Figure 10 "8300 switches as SMLT aggregation switches" (page illustrates an SMLT configuration with a pair of 8300 switches (E and F) as aggregation switches. Also included are four separate edge switches (A, B, C, and D). Refer to the following sections for a description of the components shown in this SMLT example: •...

  • Page 39: Figure 10 8300 Switches As Smlt Aggregation Switches

    8300 switches as SMLT aggregation switches Other SMLT aggregation switch connections Figure 10 "8300 switches as SMLT aggregation switches" (page 39) includes end stations connected to each of the switches. In this example, a, b1, b2, c1, c2, and d are clients and printers, while e and f can be servers or routers.

  • Page 40: Inter-Switch Trunks

    B on one of its MLT ports. B sends traffic from b1 to a on the link to switch E, and traffic from b2 to a on the link to F. In the case of traffic from b1, switch E forwards the traffic directly to switch A, while traffic from b2, which arrived at F, is forwarded...

  • Page 41: Cp-Limit And Smlt Ist

    Nortel recommends that an IST MLT contain at least 2 physical ports. CP-Limit and SMLT IST Control packet rate limit (CP-Limit) controls the amount of multicast and broadcast traffic that can be sent to the CPU from a physical port. It protects the CPU from being flooded by traffic from a single, unstable port.

  • Page 42: Traffic Flow In An Smlt Environment

    VLAN. • For loadsharing purposes in an SMLT scenario, the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 obeys the trunk distribution algorithm. See Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Planning and Engineering—Network Design Guidelines (NN46200-200) for more details about the algorithms.

  • Page 43: Figure 12 Network Topology For Traffic Flow Example

    Figure 12 Network topology for traffic flow example Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Split MultiLink Trunking 43...

  • Page 44: Single Port Smlt

    With single port SMLT, you can configure a split multilink trunk using a single port and scale the number of split multilink trunks on a switch to a maximum number of available ports. Single port SMLT behaves just like an MLT-based SMLT and can coexist with SMLTs in the same system.

  • Page 45: Figure 13 Single Port Smlt Example

    • "SMLT full mesh topology" (page 48) Single port SMLT topology Sometimes you need to exceed the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 multilink trunk Group ID limit for server farm applications. In this case, you can use Single Port SMLT With this topology, you can scale up to the maximum number of ports on a switch.

  • Page 46: Figure 14 Single Port Smlt Topology

    SMLT triangle topology The most often used configuration, the triangle configuration, connects multiple access switches to a pair of Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 devices. In many cases, dual-NIC servers capable of link aggregation are connected directly to the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 devices in a similar fashion.

  • Page 47: Figure 15 Smlt Triangle Topology

    48), shows this topology. Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Figure 16 "SMLT square topology" Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Split MultiLink Trunking 47...

  • Page 48: Figure 16 Smlt Square Topology

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Figure 17 "SMLT full mesh topology" (page Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 49), shows...

  • Page 49: Figure 17 Smlt Full Mesh Topology

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Figure 18 "Changing a split trunk from MLT-based 50)shows how this configuration can be Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Split MultiLink Trunking 49...

  • Page 50: Figure 18 Changing A Split Trunk From Mlt-Based Smlt To Single Port Smlt

    Changing a split trunk from MLT-based SMLT to single port SMLT SMLT network design considerations Use the following base guidelines when designing an SMLT network (for more information, refer to Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Planning and Engineering — Network Design Guidelines (NN46200-200)). Step Action Define a separate VLAN for the IST protocol:...

  • Page 51: Smlt And Vrrp Backup Master

    <slot/port> untagged-frames- discard enable SMLT and VRRP backup master When configuring routing on SMLT aggregation switches, Nortel recommends that you use VRRP for default gateway redundancy. With the standard implementation in a VRRP environment, you can have one active primary router per IP subnet, with all other network VRRP interfaces in backup mode.

  • Page 52: Simple Loop Prevention Protocol

    • Stagger the hold-down timers with ARP requests. This means that the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 does not have to run ARP at the same time, causing excess CPU load. For example, if one node has the hold-down timer set for 60 seconds, you can set the other to 65 seconds.

  • Page 53: Figure 19 Slpp Frame

    When you configure and enable SLPP, the switch control processor (CP) sends an SLPP-PDU to the VLAN. If a loop exists on the VLAN, the SLPP-PDU eventually returns to the originating port and is received by the CP. The CP disables that port and a message appears on the console describing why the port is disabled.

  • Page 54: Port Auto Recovery

    Nortel recommends that you use this feature in an SMLT environment only. • The ERS 8300 Series does not support the use of SLPP in an LACP-SMLT environment. For information about configuring Simple Loop Prevention Protocol, see "Configuring Simple Loop Prevention Protocol" (page...

  • Page 55: Vlan, Stg, And Link Aggregation Feature Support

    • Enable the port auto recovery feature on the required ports. Port auto recovery is disabled on each port by default on the ERS 8300. For information about configuring port auto recovery, see auto recovery" (page For information about SLPP, see 52).
  • Page 56 Number of links per link aggregation group Refer to Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Release Notes — Software Release 4.0 (NN46200-401) for the latest information about supported software and hardware capabilities. Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright ©...

  • Page 57: Configuring Vlans

    A VLAN workgroup can include members from a number of dispersed physical segments on the network, improving traffic flow between them. The ERS 8300 performs the layer 2 switching functions necessary to transmit information within VLANs as well as the layer 3 routing functions necessary for VLANs to communicate with one another.

  • Page 58: Displaying Defined Vlans

    For conceptual information about VLANs, see For instructions to configure IP Proxy Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), see Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Configuration — IP Routing and Multicast Operations using Device Manager (NN46200-505). Displaying defined VLANs To display all defined VLANs, their configurations, and their current status,...

  • Page 59: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch

    (Other DEC protocols) • sna802dot2 (IBM SNA on IEEE 802.2 frames) • snaEthernet2 (IBM SNA on Ethernet Type 2 frames) • netBIOS (NetBIOS protocol) Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Displaying defined VLANs 59...

  • Page 60: Creating A Vlan

    Mac Address for incoming frames on this VLAN. • level0 (lowest priority) • level1 (default) • level2 • level3 • level4 • level5 • level6 • level7 (highest priority) Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 "VLAN rules"...

  • Page 61: Creating A Port-Based Vlan

    Color Identifier field, or use the color provided. Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Creating a VLAN 61 58).

  • Page 62: Configuring An Ip Address For A Vlan

    The VLAN is configured and the VLAN dialog box closes. If you are assigning an IP address to the VLAN, see an IP address for a VLAN" (page —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 "VlanPortMembers "Configuring...

  • Page 63: Creating A Protocol-Based Vlan

    To create a protocol-based VLAN: Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks 63). —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Creating a VLAN 63 "IP, VLAN dialog "IP, VLAN,...
  • Page 64 Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks "VLAN, Insert Basic dialog box for protocol-based 64). Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 58). "VLAN, Insert...
  • Page 65 The VLAN is configured and the VLAN dialog box closes. If you are configuring an IP address for the VLAN, see "Configuring an IP address for a VLAN" (page —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Creating a VLAN 65 "VlanPortMembers...

  • Page 66: Configuring User-Defined Protocol-Based Vlans

    Basic: insert a user-defined, protocol-based VLAN" (page Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks 65). Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 58). "VLAN, Insert 67).
  • Page 67 The non-standard protocol-based VLAN is configured. Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks 21). Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Creating a VLAN 67...

  • Page 68: Managing A Vlan

    The PortMembers dialog box closes and the changes appear in the Basic tab. Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 58). 68).

  • Page 69: Configuring Advanced Vlan Features

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks —End— "VLAN dialog box - Advanced tab" 69). —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Managing a VLAN 69 58). describes the VLAN...
  • Page 70 Result code for action. User-defined protocol ID list if the user selected and defined a protocol type. This encapsulation is for user-defined protocol-based VLANs. The default value is null. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...
  • Page 71 Address of incoming frames on this VLAN. • level0 (lowest priority) • level1 (default) • level2 • level3 • level4 • level5 • level6 • level7 (highest priority) Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Managing a VLAN 71 72).
  • Page 72 This setting is applied to all VLANs associated with the port. Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks "Port dialog box - VLAN tab" (page Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 72).

  • Page 73: Configuring A Mac Address For Auto-Learning On A Vlan

    (go to Step 5), send untagged frames to the default VLAN (go to Step 6), or forward them to a VLAN (go to Step 7). —End— "VlanMacLearning dialog box - Manual Edit tab" 74). Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Managing a VLAN 73...
  • Page 74 VLAN MAC learning is configured and the dialog box closes. Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks "BridgeManualEditPorts dialog box" (page Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 74).

  • Page 75: Table 10 Vlanmaclearning - Insert Manual Edit Tab Fields

    The allowed ports the MAC address of this entry is learned on. "VlanMacLearning dialog box - Manual Edit tab" 74). "VlanMacLearning dialog box - 75). Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Managing a VLAN 75...

  • Page 76: Managing The Vlan Forwarding Database

    76 Configuring VLANs VlanMacLearning - Auto Learn tab fields tab fields. Managing the VLAN forwarding database In the ERS 8300, each VLAN has its own forwarding database. This section includes the following topics: • • "Viewing the forwarding database" (page 77) •...

  • Page 77: Table 11 Bridge ,Vlan Dialog Box - Transparent Tab Fields

    IEEE 802.1D-1990 standard recommends a default of 300 seconds. The actual aging time is up to twice the Fdb Aging value you assigned. "Bridge, VLAN dialog box - Transparent tab" (page Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 58).

  • Page 78: Table 12 Bridge, Vlan Dialog Box - Forwarding Tab Fields

    Indicate the quality of service level of the incoming frames with this destination Mac Address. • level0 (lowest priority) • level1 (default) • level2 • level3 • level4 • level5 • level6 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 "Bridge, VLAN dialog box -...

  • Page 79: Vlan Dialog Box - Advanced Tab: Flushing The Forwarding Database

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Managing the VLAN forwarding database 79 Description • level7 (highest priority) Specifies if you want to use SMLT. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 58). "VLAN...

  • Page 80: Configuring Static Forwarding

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks —End— —End— "Bridge, VLAN dialog box - Transparent tab" (page Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 72). 58).

  • Page 81: Bridge, Vlan - Static Tab

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Managing the VLAN forwarding database 81 "Bridge, VLAN - Static tab" (page Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 81).

  • Page 82: Table 13 Bridge , Vlan - Static Tab Fields

    — currently in use and remains so until it is aged • other — in use but the conditions under which it remains so, are different from other values Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 describes the Static...

  • Page 83: Configuring Vlan Forwarding Database Filters

    filter packet traffic based on the destination MAC-layer address information. The MAC filtering supported in the ERS 8300 is the Bridge MIB filtering (RFC 1493). The number of MAC filters is limited to 100. You create a filter entry in much the same way as you create a static MAC entry;...

  • Page 84: Table 14 Bridge, Vlan Dialog Box - Filter Tab Fields

    The MAC address of this entry. This address is used to match the destination address of incoming packets. Specifies the virtual LAN identifier. The port that this MAC address is found on. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 describes...

  • Page 85: Configuring Layer 2 Multicast Mac Filtering

    • level4 • level5 • level6 • level7 (highest priority) Displays the status of this entry. • other(1) • invalid(2) • permanent(3), the default • deleteOnReset(4) • deleteOnTimeout(5) Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 86: Table 15 Bridge, Vlan, Insert Multicast Tab Fields

    field does not accept MAC addresses beginning with 01:00:5e (01:00:5e:00:00:00 to 01:00:5e:ff:ff:ff inclusive). If you attempt to use this type of address, the following error message is displayed: Error: Invalid MAV address Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 87: Configuring Port Auto Recovery

    ForwardingPorts MltIds Configuring port auto recovery This section describes how to configure the port auto recovery feature on the ERS 8300. The following topics are included: • "Configuring auto recovery delay time" (page 87) • "Enabling or disabling port auto recovery for a single port" (page 88) •...

  • Page 88: Enabling Or Disabling Port Auto Recovery For A Single Port

    88 Configuring VLANs Enabling or disabling port auto recovery for a single port Perform the steps in the following procedure to enable or disable port auto recovery for a single port on the ERS 8300. Step Action From Device Manager, click a port.

  • Page 89: Enabling Or Disabling Port Auto Recovery For Multiple Ports

    Enabling or disabling port auto recovery for multiple ports Perform the steps in the following procedure to enable or disable port auto recovery for multiple ports on the ERS 8300. Step Action Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard.
  • Page 90 90 Configuring VLANs Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 91: Configuring Spanning Tree Group

    (that is, they send their own BPDUs, they have their own timers, and so on). Multiple STGs are possible within the same switch; that is, the routing switch can participate in the negotiation for multiple spanning trees.

  • Page 92: Stg Dialog Box - Globals Tab

    Select VLAN > STG from the Device Manager menu bar. Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 92).

  • Page 93: Stg Dialog Box - Configuration Tab

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks 93). 93). 94). Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Spanning tree groups 93 92). "STG dialog box - Configuration "STG, Insert...

  • Page 94: Stgportmembers Dialog Box

    The 802.1D-1990 standard specifies that the BridgeMaxAge range is related to the value of dot1dStpBridgeHelloTime. The default is 2000 (20 seconds) Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 describes the STG...
  • Page 95 The ports you want to become members of the new STG. Ports are not selectable if configured as members of any other STG. 93). Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Spanning tree groups 95 92).

  • Page 96: Adding Ports To An Stg

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks —End— 93). 94). —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 92). "STG dialog box - Configuration "StgPortMembers dialog box"...

  • Page 97: Stg Dialog Box - Status Tab

    Blocking state. The trap is not sent if a new root trap is sent for the same transition. Implementation of this trap is optional. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Spanning tree groups 97 92).
  • Page 98 This value is the one this bridge is currently using, in contrast to rcStgBridgeForwardDelay, which is the value that this bridge and all others use if/when this bridge becomes the root. The default value is 1500 (15 seconds). Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 99: Stg Dialog Box - Ports Tab

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks "STG dialog box - Ports tab" (page —End— describes the Ports tab fields. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Spanning tree groups 99 92).
  • Page 100 (the Port ID has only two octets). Although port priority values range from 0–255, only the following values are used on the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series: 0, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160, 176, 192, 208, 224, 240. The default value is 128.
  • Page 101 Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks MLT.See"Spanning Tree Protocol topology change 29). "STG dialog box - Ports tab" (page Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Spanning tree groups 101 92).

  • Page 102: Deleting An Stg

    —End— "STG dialog box - Ports tab" (page To enable change detection on the port, select true. To disable change detection on the port, select false. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 92). "STG dialog box - Configuration 92).

  • Page 103: Configuring Simple Loop Prevention Protocol

    "Configuring the SLPP by VLAN" (page 104) • "Configuring the SLPP by port" (page 106) SLPP does not support jumbo frames on the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 v4.0. Configuring SLPP globally Perform the steps in the following procedure to configure Simple Loop Prevention Protocol (SLPP) globally.

  • Page 104: Configuring The Slpp By Vlan

    The range is 500 – 5000 ms, and the default is 500 ms. Specifies the SLPP protocol identification. This value is expressed in hexadecimal format, in the range of 1 – 65535. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...
  • Page 105 Slpp, Insert VLANS window fields. Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Configuring Simple Loop Prevention Protocol 105 —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 describes the...

  • Page 106: Configuring The Slpp By Port

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Description Specifies the VLAN. Enables SLPP transmission on the selected VLAN. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 107: Table 21 Slpp - Ports Tab Fields

    Enables or disables SLPP on the selected IfIndex. VLAN ID of the classified packet on a port disabled by SLPP. Specifies the source node type of the received SLPP packet. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 describes the Slpp, Ports...
  • Page 108 108 Configuring Spanning Tree Group Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 109: Configuring Static Link Aggregation

    Link aggregation provides media and module redundancy. The Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 supports link aggregation in a static configuration mode where no LACP is used. The Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 link aggregation interoperates with Baystack and Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 link aggregation, also referred to as MLT.

  • Page 110: Adding A Link Aggregation Group

    110 Configuring static link aggregation The Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 determines the port that a packet is transmitted through, using one of the following methods: • tabulating the trunks and their active assigned port members for each link aggregation group Ports defined as trunk members are written to the table in the order...

  • Page 111: Mlt, Insert Multilink Trunks Dialog Box

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Adding a link aggregation group 111 111). Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 "MltPortMembers "VlanIds dialog box" (page...

  • Page 112: Vlanids Dialog Box

    7 MLTs (IDs 1–7) are supported. • For FastEthernet ports, up to 31 MLTs (IDs 1–31) are supported. Specifies the port type: access or trunk port. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 "Spanning Tree 112)defines the...

  • Page 113: Adding Ports To A Link Aggregation Group

    All ports must belong to the same STG. For Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 modules, up to eight same-type ports can belong to a single MLT. The VLANs to add to the link aggregation group.

  • Page 114: Viewing Link Aggregation Interface Statistics

    To add all ports in a module, click the slot number. To add all ports, click All. —End— "MLT dialog box - MultiLink Trunks tab" (page Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 110). For "MltPortMembers...

  • Page 115: Statistics, Mlt Dialog Box - Interface Tab

    The number of packets delivered to this MLT that were addressed to a multicast address at this sublayer. For a MAC layer protocol, this number includes both Group and Functional addresses. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 defines...

  • Page 116: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch

    MLT, including those that were discarded or not sent. "MLT dialog box - MultiLink Trunks tab" (page Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 110).

  • Page 117: Table 24 "Statistics, Mlt Dialog Box - Ethernet Errors Tab Fields

    LateCollisions object, the ExcessiveCollisions object, or the CarrierSenseErrors object. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...
  • Page 118 OutUcastPkts object, the OutMulticastPkts object, or the OutBroadcastPkts object, and is not counted by the corresponding instance of the SingleCollisionFrames object. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...
  • Page 119 A count of frames, for which transmission on a particular MLT fails due to excessive collisions. "MLT dialog box - MultiLink Trunks tab" (page 120). —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 110). "Statistics, MLT dialog...

  • Page 120: Configuring Smlt

    Percentage of MLT interface in use for outgoing data during the specified interval. "Multilink Trunks tab on the MLT dialog box" (page Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 121).

  • Page 121: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch

    Click OK to close the PortMembers dialog box. The ports are added to the PortMembers field of the MLT dialog box. For the 8300 switch, a maximum of eight ports can belong to a single MLT. Double-click the MltType field, and select splitSMLT from the list.

  • Page 122: Configuring A Single Port Smlt

    "SMLT Info tab on the SMLT dialog 122). —End— describes the fields on the SMLT Info tab of the SMLT "SMLT tab on the Port dialog box" (page Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 123: Viewing Single Port Smlts Configured On The Switch

    —End— describes the fields on the SMLT tab of the Port dialog "Single Port SMLT tab on the SMLT dialog box" (page —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Configuring SMLT 123 "Insert SMLT dialog box"...

  • Page 124: Deleting A Single Port Smlt

    Select istMLT from the list. Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks describes the fields on the Single Port SMLT tab. —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 125: Removing An Ist Mlt

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks —End— describes the fields for the IST MLT dialog box. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Configuring SMLT 125...

  • Page 126: Viewing Ist Statistics

    MLT dialog box" (page Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks —End— 127). Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 "Ist/SMLT Stats...

  • Page 127: Ist/Smlt Stats Tab On The Mlt Dialog Box

    Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks —End— describes the fields for the Ist/SMLT tab of the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Configuring SMLT 127...

  • Page 128: Index

    88 disabling port auto recovery for multiple ports 89 Displaying defined VLANs 58 EnableStp field 95, 100 enabling port auto recovery for a single port 88 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...
  • Page 129 PortType field 112 Priority field 94, 100 product support 14 Protocol Identifier. See PID 21 protocol-based VLAN about 20 create 63 ProtocolId field 60 ProtocolSpecification field 97 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Index 129...
  • Page 130 StpTrapEnable field 95 SubnetAddr field 60 SubnetMask field 60 support, Nortel 14 tagged frame 23 tagged or untagged frames 71 tagged port 23 TaggedBpduAddress field 95 TaggedBpduVlanID field 95 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...
  • Page 131 22 unassigned 24 untagged port 25 user-defined about 21 invalid PIDs for 21 VLAN Operation Action field 70 VLAN port membership 68 VlanIds field 113 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Index 131...
  • Page 132 132 Index Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager NN46200-510 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks...
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