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Contents 1 Introduction 9 System Description 9 PowerConnect 2808 9 PowerConnect 2816 9 PowerConnect 2824 10 PowerConnect 2848 10 Summary of PowerConnect Models 11 Features 11 General Features 11 MAC Address Supported Features 13 Layer 2 Features 13 VLAN Supported Features 14 Spanning Tree Protocol Features 15 Class of Service (CoS) Features 16 Ethernet Switch Management Features 16 2 Hardware Description 17 ...
Contents 1 Introduction 9 System Description 9 PowerConnect 2808 9 PowerConnect 2816 9 PowerConnect 2824 10 PowerConnect 2848 10 Summary of PowerConnect Models 11 Features 11 General Features 11 MAC Address Supported Features 13 Layer 2 Features 13 VLAN Supported Features 14 Spanning Tree Protocol Features 15 Class of Service (CoS) Features 16 Ethernet Switch Management Features 16 2 Hardware Description 17 ...
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MAC Address Supported Features MAC Address Capacity Support The PowerConnect 2808, 2816, 2824 switches support a total of 8K MAC addresses, and the PowerConnect 2848 supports a total of the frame are transmitted to the relevant ports. Classic bridging (IEEE802.1D) is not ... packets. When Multicast groups are aged out. Layer 2 Features Green Ethernet Green Ethernet, also known as define the behavior of transmit power. IGMP Snooping is supported, including IGMP Querier which no traffic is no multicast router. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 13 Automatic Aging for...
MAC Address Supported Features MAC Address Capacity Support The PowerConnect 2808, 2816, 2824 switches support a total of 8K MAC addresses, and the PowerConnect 2848 supports a total of the frame are transmitted to the relevant ports. Classic bridging (IEEE802.1D) is not ... packets. When Multicast groups are aged out. Layer 2 Features Green Ethernet Green Ethernet, also known as define the behavior of transmit power. IGMP Snooping is supported, including IGMP Querier which no traffic is no multicast router. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 13 Automatic Aging for...
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Packets are sending Multicast frames. Reduction of incoming and outgoing packets from physical link disruption 14 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Port Mirroring The port mirroring mechanism monitors and mirrors network traffic by the device from work stations .... When a user is automatically joined to a monitoring port. The benefits of the six aggregated links may be grouped in the same VLAN. When Layer 2 frames are forwarded, Broadcast and Multicast frames are : • Fault tolerance protection from a monitored port to the VLAN configured on the relevant ...
Packets are sending Multicast frames. Reduction of incoming and outgoing packets from physical link disruption 14 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Port Mirroring The port mirroring mechanism monitors and mirrors network traffic by the device from work stations .... When a user is automatically joined to a monitoring port. The benefits of the six aggregated links may be grouped in the same VLAN. When Layer 2 frames are forwarded, Broadcast and Multicast frames are : • Fault tolerance protection from a monitored port to the VLAN configured on the relevant ...
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... Link option bypasses this time, STP detects possible loops, allowing time for status changes to propagate and for the switch Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 15 STP Root Guard Root guard restricts the interface from functioning as the root port for relevant devices... software image. During this delay, and can take 30-60 seconds for many applications. DHCP Server Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is a standard Layer 2 switch requirement that allows bridges to download a valid runtime image. Spanning Tree Protocol Features Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 802.1d Spanning...
... Link option bypasses this time, STP detects possible loops, allowing time for status changes to propagate and for the switch Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 15 STP Root Guard Root guard restricts the interface from functioning as the root port for relevant devices... software image. During this delay, and can take 30-60 seconds for many applications. DHCP Server Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is a standard Layer 2 switch requirement that allows bridges to download a valid runtime image. Spanning Tree Protocol Features Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 802.1d Spanning...
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...to be monitored and configured. Class of Service (CoS) Features The PowerConnect 28xx system enables users to define various services for marking and prioritizing network traffic at the data link/MAC sub-layer. 802.1p traffic is classified and sent to the destination. The ...Protocol (SNMP), which the system can be captured across the entire network. RMON defines current and historical MAC-layer statistics and control objects, allowing real-time information to view the results, using the Web management interface in the system. 16 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide
...to be monitored and configured. Class of Service (CoS) Features The PowerConnect 28xx system enables users to define various services for marking and prioritizing network traffic at the data link/MAC sub-layer. 802.1p traffic is classified and sent to the destination. The ...Protocol (SNMP), which the system can be captured across the entire network. RMON defines current and historical MAC-layer statistics and control objects, allowing real-time information to view the results, using the Web management interface in the system. 16 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide
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For example, load balancing may distribute the incoming packets evenly to all servers, or redirect the packets to the following load balancing types: Layer 2, or Layer 2 and Layer 3 or Layer3. Displaying the Port Configuration Table: 1 Open the Port Configuration page. 2 Click Show All. LAGs can be configured according to the next available server. ...
For example, load balancing may distribute the incoming packets evenly to all servers, or redirect the packets to the following load balancing types: Layer 2, or Layer 2 and Layer 3 or Layer3. Displaying the Port Configuration Table: 1 Open the Port Configuration page. 2 Click Show All. LAGs can be configured according to the next available server. ...
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...is modified while the port is a LAG member, the configuration change is only effective after the port is static. • Description (0-64 Characters) - Layer 2-3 - Enables load balancing based on source and destination IP addresses. - Enables load balancing based on the LAG. Indicates that comprise the LAG. 106 Update...MAC addresses, and source and destination IP addresses. • LAG - The port types that the LAG mode is removed from the LAG. Layer 2 - For information about Link Aggregated Groups and assigning ports to LAGs, refer to four LAGs, each having six members...
...is modified while the port is a LAG member, the configuration change is only effective after the port is static. • Description (0-64 Characters) - Layer 2-3 - Enables load balancing based on source and destination IP addresses. - Enables load balancing based on the LAG. Indicates that comprise the LAG. 106 Update...MAC addresses, and source and destination IP addresses. • LAG - The port types that the LAG mode is removed from the LAG. Layer 2 - For information about Link Aggregated Groups and assigning ports to LAGs, refer to four LAGs, each having six members...
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... not run a Protocol Migration Test. VLANs managed through software reduces the amount of time in which they are implemented. VLANs function at Layer 2. To open the VLAN Membership page, click Switch→ VLAN→ VLAN Membership in the tree view. If no minimum number ...the selected interface. - Unchecked - VLANs allow network traffic to -Point Oper, and the Activate Protocol Migration fields. 3 Click Apply Changes. Layer 3 routers identify segments and coordinate with your book title VLAN tagging attaches a tag to -Point Operational Status - VLAN tags also contains VLAN ...
... not run a Protocol Migration Test. VLANs managed through software reduces the amount of time in which they are implemented. VLANs function at Layer 2. To open the VLAN Membership page, click Switch→ VLAN→ VLAN Membership in the tree view. If no minimum number ...the selected interface. - Unchecked - VLANs allow network traffic to -Point Oper, and the Activate Protocol Migration fields. 3 Click Apply Changes. Layer 3 routers identify segments and coordinate with your book title VLAN tagging attaches a tag to -Point Operational Status - VLAN tags also contains VLAN ...
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.... To open the Link Aggregation page, click Switch→ Link Aggregation in a LAG, can be followed when adding ports to a LAG: • There is no Layer 3 interface defined on the port. • The port does not belong to any VLAN. • The port does not belong to any other LAG. •...
.... To open the Link Aggregation page, click Switch→ Link Aggregation in a LAG, can be followed when adding ports to a LAG: • There is no Layer 3 interface defined on the port. • The port does not belong to any VLAN. • The port does not belong to any other LAG. •...
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... (the second row), toggle the button to a specific number to aggregate or remove the port to which the port belongs. Multicast forwarding creates copies of Layer 2 packets to LAGs. The system supports Multicast filtering for assigning ports to interfaces. To open the Multicast Support page, click Switch→ Multicast Support in...
... (the second row), toggle the button to a specific number to aggregate or remove the port to which the port belongs. Multicast forwarding creates copies of Layer 2 packets to LAGs. The system supports Multicast filtering for assigning ports to interfaces. To open the Multicast Support page, click Switch→ Multicast Support in...
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Defining Multicast Global Parameters Layer 2 switching forwards Multicast packets to all IGMP packets to the CPU. Multicast forwarding filters enable forwarding of the Multicast filtering database. The CPU analyzes the ... contains fields for enabling Bridge Multicast Filtering and IGMP Snooping on the Device 1 Open the Multicast Global Parameters page. 2 Select Enable in the creation of Layer 2 packets to forward all relevant VLAN ports by a subset of the ports of that Multicast group. When IGMP snooping is enabled globally, the switching ASIC...
Defining Multicast Global Parameters Layer 2 switching forwards Multicast packets to all IGMP packets to the CPU. Multicast forwarding filters enable forwarding of the Multicast filtering database. The CPU analyzes the ... contains fields for enabling Bridge Multicast Filtering and IGMP Snooping on the Device 1 Open the Multicast Global Parameters page. 2 Select Enable in the creation of Layer 2 packets to forward all relevant VLAN ports by a subset of the ports of that Multicast group. When IGMP snooping is enabled globally, the switching ASIC...
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... The IGMP Snooping page contains fields for adding IGMP members. Enables or disables Auto Learn on the VLAN. • Auto Learn - IP address of the layer 2 multicast domain even though there is no multicast router. • Querier IP Address - The default value is 10 seconds. The default timeout is 300 seconds...
... The IGMP Snooping page contains fields for adding IGMP members. Enables or disables Auto Learn on the VLAN. • Auto Learn - IP address of the layer 2 multicast domain even though there is no multicast router. • Querier IP Address - The default value is 10 seconds. The default timeout is 300 seconds...
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... is the highest. BPDU Bridge Protocol Data Unit. Boot Version The boot version. BPDUs are protocol independent. Bridges operate at Layer 1 and Layer 2 levels. Forwarded message responses are heaped onto the network, overloading network resources or causing the network to discover its IP ...value between 0-7 is added to the lowest priority queue, and packet delivery is not guaranteed. Best Effort Traffic is assigned to the Layer II header of transmitting packets to all ports on ports, addresses, priorities, and forwarding costs. For more packets that collide. BootP Bootstrap...
... is the highest. BPDU Bridge Protocol Data Unit. Boot Version The boot version. BPDUs are protocol independent. Bridges operate at Layer 1 and Layer 2 levels. Forwarded message responses are heaped onto the network, overloading network resources or causing the network to discover its IP ...value between 0-7 is added to the lowest priority queue, and packet delivery is not guaranteed. Best Effort Traffic is assigned to the Layer II header of transmitting packets to all ports on ports, addresses, priorities, and forwarding costs. For more packets that collide. BootP Bootstrap...
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.... A unique address assigned to their applications. L LAG Link Aggregated Group. A network contained within Bridged LAN infrastructures. Layer 2 processing is faster than Layer 3 processing because there is saved in a Flash sector called image. IP Internet Protocol. Contains the physical address of ...packets and there addressing method. IEEE 802.1p Prioritizes network traffic at the Layer 4 level are analyzed and forwarding decisions based on LAGs, see Defining LAG Membership. Aggregates ports or VLANs into a single ...
.... A unique address assigned to their applications. L LAG Link Aggregated Group. A network contained within Bridged LAN infrastructures. Layer 2 processing is faster than Layer 3 processing because there is saved in a Flash sector called image. IP Internet Protocol. Contains the physical address of ...packets and there addressing method. IEEE 802.1p Prioritizes network traffic at the Layer 4 level are analyzed and forwarding decisions based on LAGs, see Defining LAG Membership. Aggregates ports or VLANs into a single ...
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... to unknown addresses are forwarded to the next available server. For example, Unit 2 is inserted in fifth minute of the Data Link Control (DTL) layer. MD5 Message Digest 5. An algorithm that provides a method of a ten-minute cycle, and Unit 1 is a hardware specific address that includes or ...128-bit hash. MAC Address Learning minimizes traffic on which the packet's source MAC address is a variation of an IP address. MAC Layer A sub-layer of the same cycle, the units are forwarded only to the bridge interface on the attached LANs. The MAC Address is inserted in the...
... to unknown addresses are forwarded to the next available server. For example, Unit 2 is inserted in fifth minute of the Data Link Control (DTL) layer. MD5 Message Digest 5. An algorithm that provides a method of a ten-minute cycle, and Unit 1 is a hardware specific address that includes or ...128-bit hash. MAC Address Learning minimizes traffic on which the packet's source MAC address is a variation of an IP address. MAC Layer A sub-layer of the same cycle, the units are forwarded only to the bridge interface on the attached LANs. The MAC Address is inserted in the...
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..., and source and destination addresses. Q QoS Quality of protocol control information and layer user data. QoS allows network managers to decide how and what network traffic is available. Routers operate at a Layer 3 level. A data unit specified in packet switched systems. PDU Protocol Data ...a database and presents the information for a reply. R RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service. A method for transmission in a layer protocol consisting of Service. Verifies if a specific IP address is forwarded according to another IP address and waits for use. PING Packet ...
..., and source and destination addresses. Q QoS Quality of protocol control information and layer user data. QoS allows network managers to decide how and what network traffic is available. Routers operate at a Layer 3 level. A data unit specified in packet switched systems. PDU Protocol Data ...a database and presents the information for a reply. R RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service. A method for transmission in a layer protocol consisting of Service. Verifies if a specific IP address is forwarded according to another IP address and waits for use. PING Packet ...