3Com SUPERSTACK 3 3250, Implementation Manual

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802.1D traffic classification 48
DiffServ traffic classification 49
IP Port traffic classification 50
Traffic Prioritization and your Switch 51
Limiting the Rate of a Port 52
Traffic Prioritization and Rate Limiting 53
7
S
TATUS
M
ONITORING AND
S
TATISTICS
RMON 55
What is RMON? 55
The RMON Groups 55
Benefits of RMON 57
RMON and the Switch 57
Alarm Events 58
8
S
ETTING
U
P
V
IRTUAL
LAN
S
What are VLANs? 59
Benefits of VLANs 60
VLANs and Your Switch 61
The Default VLAN 61
Communication Between VLANs 61
Creating New VLANs 63
VLANs: Tagged and Untagged Membership 63
VLAN Configuration Examples 64
Using Untagged Connections 64
Using 802.1Q Tagged Connections 65
9
U
SING
A
UTOMATIC
IP C
ONFIGURATION
How Your Switch Obtains IP Information 67
How Automatic IP Configuration Works 68
Automatic Process 68
Important Considerations 68
Server Support 68