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switch and is similar in functionality to the 7200 Ethernet/ATM Interface
Card.
7600 Card Benefits
Fast Ethernet switching works with Virtual LANs and management to
ensure that information flow does not cross Virtual LAN boundaries. The
7600 Card provides the following benefits:
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Boosts performance for individual workstations where bandwidth
demands are high.
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Establishes Virtual LANs across the enterprise.
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Enables Fast Ethernet backbones to downlink from the Super-Stack II
Switch 1000 on the desktop to the Fast Ethernet in the basement (see
Figure 1-5).
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Relieves traffic bottlenecks for workgroup servers and server farms
(see Figure 1-6).
Ethernet-switching
Features
The 7600 Card, which implements Fast Ethernet standards 802.3u and
Bridging standard 802.1d, includes the following key features:
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Auto-sensing full duplex/half duplex, supported by the TX interface
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Auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps, supported by the TX interface
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Rate-based flow control
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Full rate multicast support
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Address table capacity of up to 32k entries
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Full rate forward/filter
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IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) support
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Virtual LAN support
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LAN Emulation Client (LEC) support
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Local management via the CELLplex 7000’s RS-232 port
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Congestion management
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MIBs supported: MIB2, Bridge MIB, AToM MIB, LEC MIB, RMON MIB,
Interface Evolution MIB, NCDCHASS MIB (private)
Virtual LANs
Virtual LANs are Ethernet segments grouped together to form a common
broadcast domain across the enterprise. Using the 7600 Card, you can
establish Virtual LANs using ATM and LAN Emulation. Segments in a
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