Enterasys 6000 User Guide

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Introduction
The Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000 Advanced Router Module, the 6SSRM-02, provides 
non-blocking, high-speed Layer-2 (switching), Layer-3 (routing), and Layer-4 (application) 
switching. This chapter provides a basic overview of the 6SSRM-02 software and hardware feature 
set. 
If you want to install the 6SSRM-02 now, see 
Chapter 2
If you want to boot the 6SSRM-02 software and perform basic configuration tasks now, see 
Chapter 3
If you want to set up a management station for using CoreWatch, see 
Chapter 4
Specifications
The 6SSRM-02 provides high-speed switching and full non-blocking throughput. The hardware 
provides high-speed performance regardless of the performance monitoring, filtering, and Quality 
of Service (QoS) features enabled by the software. You do not need to accept performance 
compromises to run QoS or access control lists (ACLs).