Users Guide

Disabling Multicast Flooding...................................................................................................................................362
Specifying a Port as Connected to a Multicast Router...................................................................................... 362
Conguring the Switch as Querier........................................................................................................................ 363
Fast Convergence after MSTP Topology Changes...................................................................................................363
Egress Interface Selection (EIS) for HTTP and IGMP Applications........................................................................364
Protocol Separation.................................................................................................................................................364
Enabling and Disabling Management Egress Interface Selection......................................................................365
Handling of Management Route Conguration................................................................................................... 366
Handling of Switch-Initiated Trac.......................................................................................................................366
Handling of Switch-Destined Trac......................................................................................................................367
Handling of Transit Trac (Trac Separation).................................................................................................... 368
Mapping of Management Applications and Trac Type.....................................................................................368
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Initiated Trac ............................................................................369
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Destined Trac ...........................................................................370
Interworking of EIS With Various Applications......................................................................................................371
Designating a Multicast Router Interface....................................................................................................................371
19 Interfaces................................................................................................................................................. 372
Basic Interface Conguration....................................................................................................................................... 372
Advanced Interface Conguration............................................................................................................................... 372
Interface Types............................................................................................................................................................... 373
View Basic Interface Information................................................................................................................................. 373
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State...................................................................................................375
Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................376
Physical Interfaces.........................................................................................................................................................376
Conguration Task List for Physical Interfaces.................................................................................................... 376
Overview of Layer Modes.......................................................................................................................................377
Conguring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode.................................................................................................................. 377
Conguring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode...................................................................................................................378
Conguring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...................................................................................................................378
Conguring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode...................................................................................................................378
Egress Interface Selection (EIS).................................................................................................................................. 379
Important Points to Remember..............................................................................................................................379
Conguring EIS........................................................................................................................................................ 379
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................380
Conguring Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 380
Conguring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port................................................................................ 381
S6100 — OIR........................................................................................................................................................... 382
VLAN Interfaces.............................................................................................................................................................382
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................383
Null Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................ 384
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 384
Port Channel Denition and Standards.................................................................................................................384
Port Channel Benets.............................................................................................................................................384
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................384
Interfaces in Port Channels.................................................................................................................................... 385
Contents
13