Nortel Web OS Switch Software Application Manual

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Web OS 10.0 Application Guide4 n Contents 212777-A, February 2002VLANs and Spanning Tree Protocol 49Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) 50Multiple Spanning Trees 51VLANs and Default Gateways 58Segregating VLAN Traffic 58Configuring the Local Network 60Configuring Default Gateways per VLAN 60VLANs and Jumbo Frames 63Isolating Jumbo Frame Traffic using VLANs 63Routing Jumbo Frames to Non-Jumbo Frame VLANs 64Chapter 3: Port Trunking 65Overview 65Statistical Load Distribution 66Built-In Fault Tolerance 66Port Trunking Example 67Chapter 4: OSPF 69OSPF Overview 69Types of OSPF Areas 70Types of OSPF Routing Devices 71Neighbors and Adjacencies 72The Link-State Database 72The Shortest Path First Tree 73Internal Versus External Routing 73OSPF Implementation in Web OS 74Configurable Parameters 74Defining Areas 75Interface Cost 77Electing the Designated Router and Backup 77Summarizing Routes 77Default Routes 78Virtual Links 79Router ID 80Authentication 80Host Routes for Load Balancing 82OSPF Features Not Supported in This Release 82