Table 15. Filtering - Olicom CrossFire 8600 Manual To Operations

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Filtering
Feature
MAC address
Logical Link
Control (LLC):
DSAP/SNAP

Table 15. Filtering

CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641
Function
Allows filtering
based on frame
source and
destination MAC
addresses.
Allows filtering
based on LLC
parameters DSAP
(Destination Source
Access Point) and
SNAP (Subnetwork
Access Protocol).
Benefit
Preserves available network
bandwidth by restricting traffic
from propagating beyond the
needed limits. Enables
enhanced network security
policies to be established.
Same as above.
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