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5.1 Selecting a Switch
Overview
This section describes how to select an Ethernet switch for your network.
What's in this Section?
This section contains the following topics:
Topic Page
Role of a Switch in an Ethernet Network 81
Transmission Speed, Duplex and Auto-Negotiation 82
Quality of Service (QoS) 83
IGMP Snooping 84
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) 85
Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) 86
Port Mirroring 88
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Agent 90