Choosing Frame Types For Waveswitch 100 Networks - Plaintree WaveSwitch 100 User Manual

Choosing frame types for WaveSwitch 100
networks
The WaveSwitch 100 Ethernet Switch transfers frames (sometimes called
packets) between Ethernet and FDDI LANs. This chapter will help LAN
managers choose frame types for use on Ethernet and FDDI LANs
connected by a WaveSwitch 100 Ethernet Switch.
This chapter contains the following sections:
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About frames and frame types 92
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Ethernet II frames 94
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IEEE 802.3 MAC layer frames 95
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FDDI frames 96
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Logical Link Control (LLC) 97
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IEEE 802.2 SNAP frames 100
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RFC 1042 frames 102
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Coexistence of Ethernet II and RFC 1042 frames 103
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Frame translations done by the WaveSwitch 100 at each
FDDI port 106
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Migrating a Novell network from one frame type to another 108
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Example frame-type environments 111
For information about planning and optimizing LANs, see the
WaveSwitch 100 Ethernet Switch Configuration Guide.
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