Cabletron Systems 2H253-25R Installation & User Manual

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xiContentsFigures .......................................................................................................................................... xiiiTables............................................................................................................................................xivABOUT THIS GUIDEUsing This Guide............................................................................................................xvStructure of This Guide ..................................................................................................xvRelated Documents.......................................................................................................xviDocument Conventions................................................................................................ xvii1 INTRODUCTION1.1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-11.1.1 Connectivity .................................................................................... 1-21.1.2 Auto-Negotiation ............................................................................. 1-21.1.3 Runtime IP Address Discovery ....................................................... 1-31.1.4 Full Duplex Switched Ethernet........................................................ 1-31.1.5 SmartTrunk ..................................................................................... 1-31.1.6 Remote Monitoring (RMON) ........................................................... 1-41.1.7 Broadcast Suppression................................................................... 1-41.1.8 Port/VLAN Redirect Functions ........................................................ 1-41.1.9 Rate Limiting ................................................................................... 1-51.1.10 Flow Control.................................................................................... 1-51.1.11 GARP Switch Operation ................................................................. 1-61.1.12 802.1 Port Priority ........................................................................... 1-61.1.13 Management ................................................................................... 1-61.1.14 Switching Options ........................................................................... 1-61.1.15 Optional HSIMs and VHSIMs.......................................................... 1-71.1.16 Standards Compatibility .................................................................. 1-71.1.17 Year 2000 Compliant ...................................................................... 1-71.1.18 LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs ............................................................ 1-71.2 Getting Help .................................................................................................... 1-82 NETWORK REQUIREMENTS2.1 SmartTrunk ..................................................................................................... 2-12.2 10BASE-T Network ......................................................................................... 2-12.3 100BASE-TX Network..................................................................................... 2-2