Intel 480T Switch User Manual


 
Intel® NetStructure 480T Routing Switch User Guide
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How FDB Entries Get Added................................... 121
Associating a QoS Profile with an FDB Entry.......... 122
Configuring FDB Entries .............................................122
FDB Configuration Examples 123
Displaying FDB Entries ...............................................124
Removing FDB Entries ................................................124
9: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) ..... 125
Overview of Spanning Tree Protocol .........................125
Spanning Tree Domains .............................................125
STP Configurations .....................................................126
Configuring STP ...................................................... 129
STP Configuration Example .................................... 132
Displaying STP Settings .............................................132
Disabling and Resetting STP ......................................133
10: Quality of Service (QoS) ............ 135
Overview of Policy-Based Quality of Service ...........135
Random Early Detection.......................................... 136
Policy-Based Routing and Route Load Sharing ...... 136
Performance Impact ....................................................136
Applications and Types of QoS .................................137
Voice Applications ................................................... 137
Video Applications ................................................... 137
Critical Database Applications................................. 138
Web Browsing Applications ..................................... 138
File Server Applications ........................................... 139
Building Blocks ...........................................................139
Assigning QoS Attributes ..........................................139
QoS Profiles .................................................................140
Configuring a QoS Profile........................................ 142
Modifying a QoS Profile ........................................... 144
Traffic Groupings and Creating a QoS Policy ..........144
IP-Based Traffic Groupings ..................................... 145
MAC-Based Traffic Groupings................................. 145
Permanent MAC Addresses ....................................146
Dynamic MAC Addresses ........................................146
Blackhole MAC Address ..........................................146
Broadcast/Unknown Rate Limiting MAC Address ...147
Verifying MAC-Based QoS Settings ........................147