ZyXEL Communications Plumbing Product metrogigabit switch User Manual

Chapter 16 Mirroring

MGS3700-12C User’s Guide

Figure 81   Rmirror Architecture

Click Advanced Application > Mirroring >RMirror on the up right of the navigation 
panel to display the RMirror screen. Use this screen to active RMirror and set its VLAN 
ID.

Table 37   Design and Implementation Constraints

Source switch

• Hardware support RMirror feature
• In order to mirror control packets, it must support 

classification of RMirror VLAN to forwarding.

• RMirror with reflector-port can connected to several 

intermediate switches and destination switches by connected-

port.

Intermediate switch

• The RMirror VLAN traffic must pass through connected port.
• In order to mirror control packets, it SHOULD support 

classification for RMirror VLAN forwarding.

• Learning SHOULD be disabled on VLAN
• For other supplier switch device, it MUST support 802.1q for 

basis function on RMirror. If user wants to have fully support 

on RMirror, condition 2 and 3 should be considered.

Designation switch

• The RMirror VLAN traffic must pass through connected port.
• In order to mirror control packets, it SHOULD support 

classification for RMirror VLAN forwarding.

• Learning SHOULD be disabled on VLAN
• For other supplier switch device, it MUST support 802.1q for 

basis function on RMirror. If user wants to have fully support 

on RMirror, condition 2 and 3 should be considered.