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filtering for SNMP/web/Telnet management access, and MAC address filtering for port
access.
Access Control Lists – ACLs provide packet filtering for IP frames (based on address,
protocol, or TCP/UDP port number or TCP control code) or any frames (based on MAC
address or Ethernet type). ACLs can be used to improve performance by blocking
unnecessary network traffic or to implement security controls by restricting access to
specific network resources or protocols.
Port Configuration – You can manually configure the speed, duplex mode, and flow
control used on specific ports, or use auto-negotiation to detect the connection settings
used by the attached device. Use the full-duplex mode on ports whenever possible to
double the throughput of switch connections. Flow control should also be enabled to
control network traffic during periods of congestion and prevent the loss of packets when
port buffer thresholds are exceeded. This switch supports flow control based on the IEEE
802.3x standard.
Port Mirroring – This switch can unobtrusively mirror traffic from any port to a monitor
port. You can then attach a protocol analyzer or RMON probe to this port to perform traffic
analysis and verify connection integrity.
Port Trunking – Ports can be combined into an aggregate connection. Trunks can be
manually set up or dynamically configured using IEEE 802.3-2005 (formerly
IEEE 802.3ad) Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP). The additional ports
dramatically increase the throughput across any connection, and provide redundancy by
taking over the load if a port in the trunk should fail. This switch supports up to 8 trunks.
Rate Limiting – This feature controls the maximum rate for traffic transmitted or received
on an interface. Rate limiting is configured on interfaces at the edge of a network to limit
traffic into or out of the network. Traffic that falls within the rate limit is transmitted, while
packets that exceed the acceptable amount of traffic are dropped.
Broadcast Storm Control – Broadcast suppression prevents broadcast traffic from
overwhelming the network. When enabled on a port, the level of broadcast traffic passing
through the port is restricted. If broadcast traffic rises above a pre-defined threshold, it will
be throttled until the level falls back beneath the threshold.
Static Addresses – A static address can be assigned to a specific interface on this
switch. Static addresses are bound to the assigned interface and will not be moved. When
a static address is seen on another interface, the address will be ignored and will not be
written to the address table. Static addresses can be used to provide network security by
restricting access for a known host to a specific port.
IEEE 802.1D Bridge – This switch supports IEEE 802.1D transparent bridging. The
address table facilitates data switching by learning addresses, and then filtering or
forwarding traffic based on this information. The address table supports up to 8K
addresses.
Store-and-Forward Switching – This switch copies each frame into its memory before
forwarding them to another port. This ensures that all frames are a standard Ethernet size