Nortel Networks 42C4911 Switch User Manual


 
Alteon OS Application Guide
4 42C4911, January 2007
LDAP Authentication and Authorization 53
Secure Shell and Secure Copy 55
End User Access Control 61
Chapter 2: Port-based Network Access Control 67
Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN 68
802.1x Authentication Process 69
802.1x Port States 71
Supported RADIUS Attributes 72
Configuration Guidelines 73
Chapter 3: VLANs 75
Overview 76
VLANs and Port VLAN ID Numbers 77
VLAN Numbers 77
PVID Numbers 77
VLAN Tagging 80
VLAN Topologies and Design Considerations 84
VLAN configuration rules 84
Example 1: Multiple VLANs with Tagging Adapters 85
Protocol-based VLANs 87
Port-based vs. Protocol-based VLANs 88
PVLAN Priority Levels 88
PVLAN Tagging 88
PVLAN Configuration Guidelines 89
Configuring PVLAN 89
Chapter 4: Ports and Trunking 93
Overview 94
Statistical Load Distribution 95
Built-In Fault Tolerance 95
Before you configure static trunks 95
Trunk group configuration rules 96
Port Trunking Example 97
Configurable Trunk Hash Algorithm 100
Link Aggregation Control Protocol 101
Configuring LACP 103