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8 AT-8700XL Series Switch User Guide
Software Release 2.6.1
C613-02030-00 REV B
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Spanning Tree Protocol and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (“ Spanning Tree
Protocol (STP) ” on page 68).
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Classifiers to sort traffic for QoS and hardware filtering
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Quality of Service
• DSCP configuration enabling management of DiffServ domains
• Priority queuing
• Bandwidth limiting
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Port trunking to spread traffic over several links (“ Port Trunking ” on
page 64).
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Port mirroring (“ Port Mirroring ” on page 64).
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IGMP snooping and Multicast VLAN Registration
Management Features
The following features enhance management of the switch:
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A sophisticated and configurable event logging facility for monitoring and
alarm notification to single or multiple management centres.
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Triggers for automatic and timed execution of commands in response to
events.
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Scripting for automated configuration and centralised management of
configurations.
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for IP and IPv6. DHCP lets
you automatically assign IP addresses and other configuration information
to PCs and other hosts on TCP/IP networks.
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Support for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), standard
MIBs and the Allied Telesyn Enterprise MIB, enabling the switch to be
managed by a separate SNMP management station.
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Telnet client and server.
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Secure Shell remote management.
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An HTTP client that allows the direct download of files from a web server
to the switch’s FLASH memory.
For complete descriptions of these software features, see the AT-8700XL Series
Software Reference .
Layer 3 and Other Features
AT-8700XL Series Advanced Fast Ethernet Switches provide efficient and cost-
effective switching, terminal serving and integrated network management
over LANs. All models can run the same software suite and can provide all of
the following functions simultaneously (depending on the hardware
configuration):
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TCP/IP routing.
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IP multicasting support including Internet Group Management Protocol
(IGMP), IGMP snooping, IGMP proxy and Multicast VLAN Registration.
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Ping Polling for determining device reachability and responding when a
device or link goes up or down.