Cabletron Systems SmartSTACK 10 ELS10-26, User Manual

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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 10 ELS10-26 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 10 ELS10-26 ports can be
segmented into 8 separate broadcast domains.
• Compilation of statistics (by port) for traffic generated by each
user device connected to a SmartSTACK 10 ELS10-26 segment.
1.5.1 SmartSTACK 10 ELS10-26 Architecture
The SmartSTACK 10 ELS10-26 enables you to link two or more
Local Area Networks (LANs) together. To accomplish this, the
SmartSTACK 10 ELS10-26 regulates network traffic on the basis of
the source and destination addresses that are in each data packet it
receives.
The SmartSTACK 10 ELS10-26 is protocol-transparent, meaning it
can handle different types of network traffic regardless of the
network protocol, such as IP and IPX. As the SmartSTACK 10
ELS10-26 reads addresses from the packets it processes, it builds a
dynamic database of addresses called the
Bridge Address Table . In
this way, the SmartSTACK 10 ELS10-26 continuously learns the
addresses of all connected devices. Consequently, you can add