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Network Management Features
MAC Addressing
Store and
Forward/
Cut-Through
(fragment-free)
Modes
In-band Telnet capability for switch management
Out-of-band capability with RS232 connector for switch
management
Flash memory for convenient upgrades
The following lists the switch's major network management features.
SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) II, SNMP MIB
extensions, Bridging MIB (RFC 1493), and Telnet support
deliver comprehensive in-band management
Local Omega, a menu-based management console, provides
detailed out-of-band management
IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol support for redundant
backbone connections and loop-free networks simplifies
configuration and improves fault tolerance
The switch has hardware base support with External Address Lookup
Engine (EALE) for static entries and self-learning of active MAC
addresses. The switch can support up to 1954 MAC addresses.
With store and forward or cut-through (fragment-free) switching
modes, network administrators can optimize performance and
enable full-error checking.
The store and forward mode (default), works in the following way.
First, as the packet is being received, it is placed in a buffer and held
there until the entire packet is received. The packet is also being
checked for errors and is not forwarded unless the entire packet is
error-free. This mode is automatic when data is exchanged between
10Base and 100Base ports.
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