Features; Switch Operation Overview; Address Table Operation - HP ProCurve 2224 Installation Manual

Introducing the HP Switch 2224

Features

Features
The features of the Switch 2224 include:

Switch Operation Overview

Address Table Operation

Address Learning. As devices are connected to the switch ports, either
directly or through hubs or other switches that are connected to the switch,
the MAC addresses of those devices are learned automatically and stored in
the Switch 2224's 12000-entry address table. The switch also identifies the
number of the port on which each address is learned so it knows the relative
network location of each device.
Forwarding, Filtering, Flooding. When the switch receives a packet, it
determines the destination address, and looks for the address in the address
table. Based on the port location of that address, the switch then determines
whether to forward, filter-out, or flood the packet.
1-6
24 auto-sensing 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 ports
a slot for installing an HP 100Base-FX Transceiver Module (HP J3193B)
plug-and-play networking—all ports are enabled—just connect the
network cables to active network devices and your switched network is
operational
automatic learning of the hardware addresses in the switch's 12000-entry
address forwarding table
auto-negotiation of half/full duplex on all ports
auto-negotiation of flow control for ports operating at full duplex
forward - if the destination address is on a different port than the one on
which the packet was received, the packet is forwarded to the destination
port and on to the destination device.
filter out - if the destination address is on the same port as the one on
which the packet was received, the packet is filtered out. The switch
thereby isolates local traffic so the rest of the network connected to the
switch does not use bandwidth dealing with unnecessary traffic.