Port Connections - 3Com 9000 SX User Manual

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Port Connections

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VERVIEW
Virtual LANs (VLANs)
Support for 64 VLANs on a single Switch 9000
Support for IEEE 802.1Q tagging
Controls traffic (including broadcasts)
Provides extra security
Protocol-sensitive filtering for VLANs
Recognition of the Priority Access Control Enabled (PACE) bit set by
3Com Etherlink
Responds to 802.3x flow-control messages
Auto-negotiation to IEEE 802.3z for plug and play
Load sharing
Spanning Tree Protocol (IEEE 802.1d)
Multiple spanning trees (64)
Wirespeed Internet Protocol (IP) via Routing Information Protocol
(RIP) version 1 and RIP version 2
Wirespeed Internet Protocol (IP) unicast routing
3Com's SuperStack
Integrated network management
19-inch rack or free-standing mounting
Agent support
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Remote Monitoring (RMON) groups 1 to 4 — statistics, history,
alarms, and events
Repeater and Bridge Management Information Base (MIB)
Easy software upgrades
BOOTP for automatic Internet Protocol (IP) address configuration
Local management
The Switch 9000 provides eight 850nm fiber-optic Gigabit Ethernet
ports, using duplex SC connectors. Using the eight ports, you can
connect other Gigabit Ethernet devices (such as 10/100 switches that
have Gigabit Ethernet modules) to the Switch 9000. You can also
connect Switch 9000 devices to each other.
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adapters and the other devices that support PACE
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II architecture