Introduction to the BayStack 410-24T Switch309985-B Rev 00 1-19IEEE 802.1Q VLANsBayStack 410-24T switches support up to 64 port-based VLANs with IEEE802.1Q tagging available per port.When a switch port is configured to be a member of a VLAN, it is added to agroup of ports (workgroup) that belong to one broadcast domain. You can assigndifferent ports (and therefore the devices attached to these ports) to differentbroadcast domains.This feature allows network flexibility because you can reassign VLANs toaccommodate network moves, additions, and changes, eliminating the need tochange physical cabling.For more information about 802.1Q VLANs, see “IEEE 802.1Q VLANWorkgroups” on page 1-36.Port MirroringThe port mirroring feature (sometimes referred to as conversation steering) allowsa user to designate a single switch port as a traffic monitor for up to two specifiedports or two media access control (MAC) addresses.You can specify Port-Based monitoring, where all traffic on specified ports ismonitored, or Address-Based monitoring, where traffic between specified MACaddresses is monitored.You can attach a probe device (such as a Nortel Networks StackProbe, orequivalent) to the designated monitor port.For more information about the port mirroring feature, see “Port Mirroring(Conversation Steering)” on page 1-80.
