Introduction1-5• Provides port trunking to increase bandwidth.• Provides a user selectable monitor port for enhanced troubleshooting.• Supports Auto-negotiation.• 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-playcapability (IP address is not configured at factory).In addition, the SmartSTACK Ethernet ELS10-27 offers the followingfeatures that can help you manage and maintain your network:• RMON support• Configuration and management using the Simple NetworkManagement Protocol (SNMP) with either an in-band or out-of-bandconnection.• Protection against broadcast/multicast storms.• Ability to define virtual workgroups for more efficient bandwidthusage. The SmartSTACK Ethernet ELS10-27 ports can be segmentedinto 8 separate domains.• Compilation of statistics, including Broadcast and Unicast (by port) fortraffic generated to a SmartSTACK Ethernet ELS10-27 segment.1.5.1 SmartSTACK Ethernet ELS10-27 ArchitectureThe SmartSTACK Ethernet ELS10-27 supports all standard Ethernet-to-Ethernet bridging functions, has (24) 10 Mbps IEEE 802.3/Ethernet fullduplex 10Base-T ports, (3) standard 10/100 Mbps TX full duplex FastEthernet ports, and (2) optional 100BaseFX full or half duplex fiber EPIMports.1.5.2 SmartSTACK Ethernet ELS10-27 Functionality• Support IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol for MAC Bridges.A 2K entry Filtering Database with learning and aging of entries.
