Reference Guide

IronWare Software Release 02.8.00a for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches
Release Notes v 1.0 Page 9 of 40
Category Feature description
• 802.1x
Port Security
• 802.3ad
Dynamic Link Aggregation on tagged and untagged trunks
• Jumbo packets
Layer 2 jumbo packet support
• Layer 2 Hitless failover
Provides automatic failover from the active management module to the
standby management module without interrupting operation of any interface
modules in the chassis.
• Layer 2 IGMP Snooping
The BigIron RX supports IGMP snooping.
• MAC Filtering
MAC filtering and address-lock filters to enhance network security
• Foundry MRP
Metro Ring Protocol (MRP) Phase 1 and Phase 2
• PVST / PVST+
Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST)
• Rate Limiting
Port-based, port-and priority-based, port-and vlan-based, and port-and-ACL-
based rate limiting on inbound ports are supported.
• SuperSpan
A Brocade STP enhancement that allows Service Providers (SPs) to use STP
in both SP networks and customer networks.
• Topology Groups
A named set of VLANs that share a Layer 2 topology. You can use topology
groups with the following Layer 2 protocols:
• STP
• Foundry MRP
• VSRP
• 802.1w
• Trunk Groups and LAG
Allows you to manually configure multiple high-speed load-sharing links
between two devices or between a device and a server.