Enabling Jumbo Frames - D-Link 3100 24P - DGS Switch - Stackable User Manual

DGS-3100 Series Gigabit Stackable Managed Switch User Manual

Enabling Jumbo Frames

Jumbo Frame support is designed to enhance Ethernet networking throughput and significantly reduce the CPU utilization
of large file transfers like large multimedia files or large data files by enabling more efficient larger payloads per packet.
The Jumbo Frame Page allows network managers to enable Jumbo Frames on the device.
1. Click L2 Features > Jumbo Frame. The Jumbo Frame Page opens:
The Jumbo Frame Page contains the following field:
Field
Jumbo Frame
2. Select Enable in the Jumbo Frames field. Jumbo Frames are enabled only after the configuration is saved and the
device is rebooted.
3. Click
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Figure 3–1. Jumbo Frame Page
Description
Defines whether Jumbo Frames are enabled on the device. The possible field values are:
Enabled — Enables Jumbo Frames on the device.
Disabled — Disables Jumbo Frames on the device. This is the default value.
. Jumbo Frames are enabled after the device is reset.