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C HAPTER 4 | Basic Management Tasks
Configuring Support for Jumbo Frames
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ES-2000 Series
CONFIGURING SUPPORT FOR JUMBO FRAMES
Use the System > Capability page to configure support for jumbo frames.
The switch provides more efficient throughput for large sequential data
transfers by supporting jumbo frames up to 10240 bytes for Gigabit
Ethernet. Compared to standard Ethernet frames that run only up to
1.5 KB, using jumbo frames significantly reduces the per-packet overhead
required to process protocol encapsulation fields.
USAGE GUIDELINES
To use jumbo frames, both the source and destination end nodes (such as
a computer or server) must support this feature. Also, when the connection
is operating at full duplex, all switches in the network between the two end
nodes must be able to accept the extended frame size. And for half-duplex
connections, all devices in the collision domain would need to support
jumbo frames.
PARAMETERS
The following parameters are displayed:
◆ Jumbo Frame – Configures support for jumbo frames.
(Default: Disabled)
WEB INTERFACE
To configure support for jumbo frames:
1. Click System, then Capability.
2. Enable or disable support for jumbo frames.
3. Click Apply.
Figure 6: Configuring Support for Jumbo Frames