User guide

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UIDE XIX
Preface
This Preface provides an overview of this guide, describes guide conventions, and lists
other publications that may be useful.
I
NTRODUCTION
This guide provides the required information to configure ExtremeWare
™
software
running on a BlackDiamond
™
, Alpine
™
, or Summit
™
switch.
This guide is intended for use by network administrators who are responsible for
installing and setting up network equipment. It assumes a basic working knowledge of
the following:
• Local area networks (LANs)
• Ethernet concepts
• Ethernet switching and bridging concepts
• Routing concepts
• Internet Protocol (IP) concepts
• Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) concepts
• Border Gateway Protocol (BGP-4) concepts
• IP Multicast concepts
• Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) concepts
• Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) concepts