3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide Chapter 1 Product Overview1-1Chapter 1 Product Overview1.1 Product OverviewThe Switch 8800 is a large-capacity, modularized L2/L3 switch. It is mainly designed forbroadband MAN, backbone, switching core and convergence center of large-sizedenterprise network and campus network. It provides diverse services and can be usedin constructing a stable and high-performance IP network.The Switch 8800 supports the following services:z Internet broadband accessz MAN, enterprise/campus networkingz Providing multicast service and multicast routing and supporting multicast audioand video services.1.2 Function FeaturesTable 1-1 Function featuresFeatures ImplementationVLANSupports VLAN compliant with IEEE 802.1Q StandardSupports port-based and MAC-based VLANSupports GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)STP protocolSupports Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) / Multiple Spanning TreeProtocol (MSTP), compliant with IEEE 802.1D/IEEE 802.1sStandardFlow control Supports IEEE 802.3x flow control (full-duplex)Supports back-pressure based flow control (half-duplex)BroadcastSuppression Supports Broadcast SuppressionMulticastSupports Internet Group Management Protocol Snooping (IGMPSnooping)Supports Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)Supports Protocol-Independent Multicast-Dense Mode (PIM-DM)Supports Protocol-Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode(PIM-SM)Supports Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)Supports Multiprotocol BGP (MBGP)
