Computer Hardware User Manual
XG Series User’s Guide Contents
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Chapter 4 Switch Functions and their Configuration........................................... 59
4.1 Basic Switch Functions ..........................................................................................................................61
4.1.1 Switching Mode (XG2600) ...................................................................................................................... 61
4.1.2 MAC Address Table Management .......................................................................................................... 62
4.1.3 Jumbo Frame Support .............................................................................................................................. 63
4.1.4 Flow Control ............................................................................................................................................ 63
4.1.5 Storm Control ........................................................................................................................................... 63
4.1.6 Egress Rate Control (XG2600 Only) ....................................................................................................... 64
4.2 Port Mirroring ........................................................................................................................................65
4.3 Link Down Relay ...................................................................................................................................66
4.4 Link Aggregation ...................................................................................................................................67
4.4.1 Configuring Link Aggregation ................................................................................................................. 68
4.4.2 Frame Distribution Methods in Link Aggregation .................................................................................. 69
4.4.3 The Number of Ports That Require Linkup ............................................................................................. 70
4.4.4 Notes on Link Aggregation ...................................................................................................................... 70
4.5 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) ...............................................................................................................71
4.5.1 Port Roles Based on Spanning Tree ......................................................................................................... 72
4.5.2 Spanning Tree Protocol Port States ......................................................................................................... 72
4.5.3 Configuring Spanning Tree ...................................................................................................................... 73
4.6 VLAN ....................................................................................................................................................74
4.6.1 Port-Based VLAN .................................................................................................................................... 74
4.6.2 Tag-Based (IEEE802.1Q) VLAN ............................................................................................................ 75
4.7 Quality of Service (QoS) .......................................................................................................................76
4.8 IGMP Snooping .....................................................................................................................................77
4.8.1 Registering Group Members .................................................................................................................... 78
4.8.2 Removing Group Members ...................................................................................................................... 79
4.8.3 Managing Group Members ...................................................................................................................... 80
4.8.4 IGMP Querier .......................................................................................................................................... 81
4.8.5 Configuring IGMP Snooping ................................................................................................................... 82
4.9 Network Management ............................................................................................................................83
4.9.1 Traffic Statistics ....................................................................................................................................... 83
4.9.2 SNMP Agent ............................................................................................................................................ 83
4.9.3 RMON ...................................................................................................................................................... 84
Chapter 5 Command Reference ............................................................................. 85
5.1 Port Information Settings .......................................................................................................................89
5.1.1 Ethernet Common Information ................................................................................................................ 90
5.1.1.1 forwardingmode ....................................................................................................................... 90
5.1.1.2 ether use ................................................................................................................................... 91
5.1.1.3 ether media ............................................................................................................................... 92
5.1.1.4 ether mode ................................................................................................................................ 93
5.1.1.5 ether duplex .............................................................................................................................. 94
5.1.1.6 ether mdi .................................................................................................................................. 95
5.1.1.7 ether flowctl ............................................................................................................................. 96
5.1.1.8 ether type .................................................................................................................................. 97
5.1.1.9 ether vlan tag .......................................................................................................................... 100
5.1.1.10 ether vlan untag ...................................................................................................................... 101
5.1.1.11 ether egress permission .......................................................................................................... 102
5.1.1.12 ether loopdetect use ................................................................................................................ 102
5.1.1.13 ether loopdetect frame ............................................................................................................ 103
5.1.1.14 ether startup ............................................................................................................................ 104