Brocade Communications Systems PowerConnect B-RX Release Note page 9

Category
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802.1x
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802.3ad
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Jumbo packets
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Layer 2 Hitless failover
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Layer 2 IGMP Snooping
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MAC Filtering
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Foundry MRP
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PVST / PVST+
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Rate Limiting
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SuperSpan
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Topology Groups
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Trunk Groups and LAG
IronWare Software Release 02.8.00a for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches
Release Notes v 1.0
Feature description
Port Security
Dynamic Link Aggregation on tagged and untagged trunks
Layer 2 jumbo packet support
Provides automatic failover from the active management module to the
standby management module without interrupting operation of any interface
modules in the chassis.
The BigIron RX supports IGMP snooping.
MAC filtering and address-lock filters to enhance network security
Metro Ring Protocol (MRP) Phase 1 and Phase 2
Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST)
Port-based, port-and priority-based, port-and vlan-based, and port-and-ACL-
based rate limiting on inbound ports are supported.
A Brocade STP enhancement that allows Service Providers (SPs) to use STP
in both SP networks and customer networks.
A named set of VLANs that share a Layer 2 topology. You can use topology
groups with the following Layer 2 protocols:
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STP
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Foundry MRP
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VSRP
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802.1w
Allows you to manually configure multiple high-speed load-sharing links
between two devices or between a device and a server.
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