Dell PowerConnect 5548 User Guide - Page 703

Establishes a connections and ensures that all data arrives to their destination. Packets inspected at the Layer 3 level are analyzed and forwarding decisions, based on their applications. LLDP-MED Link Layer Discovery Protocol - Media Endpoint Discovery. LLDP allows network managers to troubleshoot and enhance network management by discovering and maintaining network topologies over multi-vendor environments. MED increases network flexibility by allowing different IP systems to co-exist on a single network LLDP. Load Balancing Enables the even distribution of data or processing packets across available network resources. For example, load balancing may distribute the incoming packets evenly to all servers, or redirect the packets to the next available server. M MAC Address Media Access Control Address. The MAC Address is a hardware specific address that identifies each network node. MAC Address Learning MAC Address Learning characterizes a learning bridge, in which the packet's source MAC address is recorded. Packets destined for that address are forwarded only to the bridge interface on which that address is located. Packets addressed to unknown addresses are forwarded to every bridge interface. MAC Address Learning minimizes traffic on the attached LANs. MAC Layer A sub-layer of the Data Link Control (DTL) layer. Mask A filter that includes or excludes certain values, for example parts of an IP address. For example, Unit 2 is inserted in the first minute of a ten-minute cycle, and Unit 1 is inserted in fifth minute of the same cycle, the units are considered the same age. MD5 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 703