Traffic Segmentation - D-Link xStack DES-6500 User Manual

xStack DES-6500 Modular Layer 3 Chassis Ethernet Switch User Manual

Traffic Segmentation

Traffic segmentation is used to limit traffic flow from a single port to a group of ports on either a single Switch (in
standalone mode) or a group of ports on another switch in a switch stack. This method of segmenting the flow of traffic is
similar to using VLANs to limit traffic, but is more restrictive. It provides a method of directing traffic that does not
increase the overhead of the Master switch CPU.
In the Configuration folder open the QoS folder and click Traffic Segmentation, to view the screen shown below.
Figure 6- 47. Current Traffic Segmentation Table
Click on the Setup button to open the Setup Forwarding ports page, as shown below.
Figure 6- 48. Setup Forwarding Ports window
This page allows you to determine which port on a given switch in a switch stack will be allowed to forward packets to
other ports on that switch.
Configuring traffic segmentation on the xStack DES-6500 chassis switch is accomplished in two parts. First, specify a
switch from a switch stack by using the Unit pull-down menu, and then a port from that switch, using the Port pull-down
menu. Then specify a second switch from the switch stack, and then select which ports (or different ports on the same
switch,) on that switch are to be able to receive packets from the switch and port specified in the first part.
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