Netgear GSM4248P User Manual - Page 316

AV Line of Fully Managed Switches M4250 Series Main User Manual The switch supports the following MRP applications: • Multiple MAC Registration Protocol (MMRP): MMRP allows for the propagation MAC address information in the network, and allows for the registration and deregistration of both individual MAC address information and group MAC address membership. End stations can request to join or leave a multicast group, or to register an individual MAC address with a specific VLAN. MAC address entries can be dynamically registered and deregistered if MMRP is administratively enabled on the switch. • Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol (MVRP): MVRP registers VLANs in the network, enabling automatic VLAN configuration on the switch. In a typical network, VLAN tagging is common. Many nodes require ingress traffic to be tagged with a specific VLAN ID, and other nodes require egress traffic to be transmitted with a specific VLAN ID. With the use of MVRP on both ingress and egress, no manual VLAN configuration is required to pass tagged traffic through the network. • Multiple Stream Reservation Protocol (MSRP): MSRP reserves resources in the network to facilitate time-sensitive traffic to flow end to end. A typical network includes multiple talkers (devices that transmit streams) and multiple listeners (devices that receive streams from one or many talkers). Each flow has specific bandwidth, frame rate, and time sync requirements. MSRP guarantees these resources through all intermediate devices between any talker and listener. With MRP, network attributes are declared, registered, withdrawn, and removed dynamically without user intervention. This dynamic nature is especially useful in networks where the following is true: • Network attributes are likely to change frequently, requiring reconfiguration of the intermediate devices. • Recipients of these attributes frequently increase or decrease in number. • Each of these changes without a dynamic self-adjusting framework would require constant attention from a network administrator. Configure the global MRP settings You can configure global MRP settings for the switch. To configure the global MRP settings: 1. Launch a web browser. 2. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch. The login page displays. 3. Click the Main UI Login button. The main UI login page displays in a new tab. Configure Switching Information 316 Main User Manual