Nortel Networks 380 Switch User Manual


 
Chapter 1 BayStack 380 Switch 43
Using the BayStack 380 10/100/1000 Switch
The BayStack 380 Switch features auto-polarity. With autonegotiation enabled,
auto-polarity automatically reverses the polarity of a pair of pins from positive to
negative or negative to positive. This corrects the polarity of the received data if
the port detects that the polarity of the data has been reversed due to a wiring error.
For more information about autosensing and autonegotiation modes, see
Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting,” on page 171.
RFCs
For more information about networking concepts, protocols, and topologies,
consult the following RFCs:
RFC 1213 (MIB-II)
RFC 1493 (Bridge MIB)
RFC 1573 (Interface MIB)
RFC 1643 (Ethernet MIB)
RFC 1757 (RMON)
RFC 1271 (RMON)
RFC 1157 (SNMP)
Standards
The following IEEE Standards also contain information germane to the BayStack
380 Switch:
IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T (ISO/IEC 8802-3, Clause 14)
IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX (ISO/IEC 8802-3, Clause 25)
IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T
IEEE 802.3z (gigabit ethernet)
IEEE 802.1Q (VLAN Tagging)
IEEE 802.3x (Flow Control with 802.1D compliant device)
IEEE 802.1D (Spanning tree protocol)
IEEE 802.1p (Prioritization)