Cabletron Systems 100 Manual De Usuario

 

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Introduction

 

 • Operates in either Half Duplex or Full Duplex modes on all 

ports.

 • Implements the Spanning Tree protocol (802.1d).

 • Configured with factory-set defaults for immediate plug-and-

play capability (IP address is not configured at factory).

In addition, the SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX offers the 
following features that can help you manage and maintain your 
network: 

 • RMON support.

 • Configuration and management using the Simple Network 

Management Protocol (SNMP) with either an in-band or out-of-
band connection.

 • Protection against broadcast/multicast storms.

 • Ability to define virtual workgroups for more efficient 

bandwidth usage. The SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX ports can 
be segmented into 8 separate broadcast domains.

 • Compilation of statistics (by port) for traffic from each user 

device connected to a SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX segment.

 

The SmartSTACK ELS100-16TX is a feature rich desktop switch 
supporting full wire speed throughput. The SmartSTACK    
ELS100-16TX brings enhanced performance and capabilities to 
workgroup and departmental networks by allowing the network 
administrator to configure the SmartSTACK ELS100-16TX to 
operate in a modified cut through mode that increases 
performance for larger packets.

The SmartSTACK ELS100-16TX supports 8192 MAC addresses and 
is compliant with the IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree protocol. In 
addition, the SmartSTACK ELS100-16TX offers full address 
learning and filtering, while protecting against error propagation.