Release Notes

IronWare Software Release 02.7.02a for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches
Release Notes v 1.0 Page 7 of 46
Category Feature description
 802.1s
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
 802.1w
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
 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
 Layer 2 IGMP Snooping
 L2 ACL
Filtering based on MAC layer-2 parameters.
 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.