Introduction to the BayStack 410-24T Switch
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IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
BayStack 410-24T switches support up to 64 port-based VLANs with IEEE
802.1Q tagging available per port.
When a switch port is configured to be a member of a VLAN, it is added to a
group of ports (workgroup) that belong to one broadcast domain. You can assign
different ports (and therefore the devices attached to these ports) to different
broadcast domains.
This feature allows network flexibility because you can reassign VLANs to
accommodate network moves, additions, and changes, eliminating the need to
change physical cabling.
For more information about 802.1Q VLANs, see
“IEEE 802.1Q VLAN
Workgroups
” on
page 1-36
.
Port Mirroring
The port mirroring feature (sometimes referred to as conversation steering) allows
a user to designate a single switch port as a traffic monitor for up to two specified
ports or two media access control (MAC) addresses.
You can specify Port-Based monitoring, where all traffic on specified ports is
monitored, or Address-Based monitoring, where traffic between specified MAC
addresses is monitored.
You can attach a probe device (such as a Nortel Networks StackProbe, or
equivalent) to the designated monitor port.
For more information about the port mirroring feature, see “
Port Mirroring
(Conversation Steering)
” on
page 1-80
.
