Cisco ME 3400G-2CS - Ethernet Access Switch Software Configuration Manual page 41

Overview
This chapter provides these topics about the Cisco Metro Ethernet (ME) 3400 Series Ethernet Access
switch software:
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In this document, IP refers to IP Version 4 (IPv4).
Features
The switch ships with one of these software images installed:
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Note
Some features noted in this chapter are available only on the cryptographic (that is, supports encryption)
versions of the switch software image. You must obtain authorization to use this feature and to download
the cryptographic version of the software from Cisco.com. For more information, see the release notes
for this release.
The Cisco ME switch has two different types of interfaces: network node interfaces (NNIs) to connect
to the service provider network and user network interfaces (UNIs) to connect to customer networks.
Some features are supported only on one of these port types.
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Features, page 1-1
Default Settings After Initial Switch Configuration, page 1-8
Network Configuration Examples, page 1-11
Where to Go Next, page 1-15
The metro base image provides basic Metro Ethernet features.
The metro access image includes additional features such as IEEE 802.1Q tunneling, Layer 2
protocol tunneling, dynamic ARP inspection, and IP source guard.
The metro IP access image adds Layer 3 functionality such as IP routing support for Routing
Information Protocol (RIP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Protocol, Border Gateway Protocol
(BGP), and Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), multiple VPN
routing/forwarding on customer edge devices, (multi-VRF-CE), and IP multicast routing
Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) sparse mode (SM) and dense mode (DM).
Unless otherwise noted, all features described in this chapter and in this guide are supported on
all images.
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