Contents14 SmartSwitch Router User Reference ManualChapter 2: Hot Swapping Line Cards and Control Modules ................ 49Hot Swapping Overview...................................................................................................... 49Hot Swapping Line Cards.................................................................................................... 49Deactivating the Line Card........................................................................................... 50Removing the Line Card ............................................................................................... 50Installing a New Line Card ................................................................................... 51Hot Swapping One Type of Line Card With Another.............................................. 51Hot Swapping a Secondary Control Module .................................................................... 51Deactivating the Control Module ................................................................................ 52Removing the Control Module .................................................................................... 52Installing the Control Module ...................................................................................... 53Hot Swapping a Switching Fabric Module (SSR 8600 only) ........................................... 53Chapter 3: Bridging Configuration Guide ............................................. 55Bridging Overview................................................................................................................ 55Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1d) ........................................................................................ 55Bridging Modes (Flow-Based and Address-Based) .................................................. 56VLAN Overview.................................................................................................................... 56Port-based VLANs .................................................................................................. 57MAC-address-based VLANs................................................................................. 57Protocol-based VLANs........................................................................................... 57Subnet-based VLANs ............................................................................................. 57Multicast-based VLANs......................................................................................... 58Policy-based VLANs .............................................................................................. 58SSR VLAN Support........................................................................................................ 58VLANs and the SSR................................................................................................ 58Ports, VLANs, and L3 Interfaces .......................................................................... 59Access Ports and Trunk Ports (802.1Q support)................................................. 59Explicit and Implicit VLANs ................................................................................. 60Configuring SSR Bridging Functions ................................................................................. 60Configuring Address-based or Flow-based Bridging............................................... 60Configuring Spanning Tree .......................................................................................... 61Adjusting Spanning-Tree Parameters ......................................................................... 62Setting the Bridge Priority ..................................................................................... 62Setting a Port Priority ............................................................................................. 63Assigning Port Costs .............................................................................................. 63Adjusting Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) Intervals.................................... 63Adjusting the Interval between Hello Times............................................... 64Defining the Forward Delay Interval............................................................ 64Defining the Maximum Age .......................................................................... 64Configuring a Port or Protocol based VLAN............................................................. 65Creating a Port or Protocol Based VLAN............................................................ 65Adding Ports to a VLAN ....................................................................................... 65Configuring VLAN Trunk Ports.................................................................................. 65Configuring VLANs for Bridging................................................................................ 65Configuring Layer-2 Filters .......................................................................................... 66Monitoring Bridging ............................................................................................................. 66Configuration Examples....................................................................................................... 67Creating an IP or IPX VLAN ........................................................................................ 67
