
Introduction to the BayStack 410-24T Switch
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Features
BayStack 410-24T switches offer the following features:
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High-speed forwarding rate: Up to 1 million packets per second (peak)
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Store-and-forward switch: Full-performance forwarding at full line speed,
utilizing a 1.28 Gigabit/second switch fabric
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Learning rate: 1 million addresses per second (peak)
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Address database size: 16,000 entries at line rate (32,000 entries without
flooding)
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Fail-safe stacking: Provides uninterrupted connectivity for up to eight units,
with up to 224 ports stacked together as one managed unit (requires one
optional BayStack 400-ST1 Cascade Module kit per stacked unit. See your
Nortel Networks sales representative for ordering information).
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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP): Complies with IEEE 802.1D standard. STP
can be disabled on the entire switch or stack, or on a per-port basis.
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SNMP agent support for the following management information bases
(MIBs):
-- SNMPv2 (RFC 1907)
-- Bridge MIB (RFC 1493)
-- Ethernet MIB (RFC 1643)
-- RMON MIB (RFC 1757)
-- MIB-II (RFC 1213)
-- Interface MIB (RFC 1573)
-- Nortel Networks proprietary MIBs:
- s5Chas MIB
- s5Agent MIB
- Rapid City MIB
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High-speed Uplink/Expansion Module slot: Allows you to attach optional
media dependent adapters (MDAs) that support a range of media types.
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Rate limiting: Adjustable broadcast or IP multicast packet-rate limits for
control of broadcast and IP multicast storms.