Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000 Installation & User Manual

Also see for 6E233-49 SmartSwitch 6000: User guide

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Overview1-4 IntroductionThe RAD requests start at an interval of one per second. The interval then doubles after everytransmission until an interval of 300 seconds is reached. At this point, the interval remains at 300seconds. The RAD requests continue until an IP address is received from a RARP or BootP server,or an IP address is entered using Local Management.1.1.4 Full Duplex Switched EthernetEach switched Fast Ethernet port on the SmartSwitches supports 10/100 Mbps operation and canbe configured to operate in Full Duplex Switched Ethernet (FDSE) mode. FDSE allows each portto provide up to 200 Mbps of bandwidth.1.1.5 SmartTrunkSmartTrunk, also referred to as SmartTrunking, is Cabletron Systems’ terminology for loadbalancing or load sharing. SmartTrunk technology provides an easy-to-implement mechanism togroup, or aggregate, multiple links of any technology together to scale the backbone bandwidthbeyond the limitations of a single link. All links are user-configurable so administrators can scalethe backbone bandwidth by adding SmartTrunk links. The benefits of SmartTrunking include thefollowing:• All purchased bandwidth is used.• Distributed, resilient links increase reliability and performance.• Multiple technologies are supported within a single trunk for maximum flexibility.For more information on SmartTrunk configuration, refer to the Cabletron Systems SmartTrunkUser’s Guide.1.1.6 Remote Monitoring (RMON)The SmartSwitches support all nine Ethernet RMON groups. The Statistics, Alarms, Events andHistory groups are enabled on all ports by default.Cabletron Systems RMON Actions is a vendor-specific extension of RMON and provides theability to set an “Action” on any SNMP MIB variable. The Action can be triggered by setting anRMON Event and/or Alarm. An example of an Action would be to turn off a MIB-2 interface if abroadcast threshold is crossed.NOTEThe module will reboot after RAD is successful.