3Com 3C17300A-US Implementation Guide - Page 19
Switch Database, Traffic Prioritization, Using, Resilience Features
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Switch Features Explained 19 For more information about STP and RSTP, see Chapter 4 "Using Resilience Features". Switch Database The Switch Database is an integral part of the Switch and is used by the Switch to determine if a packet should be forwarded, and which port should transmit the packet if it is to be forwarded. For more information about the Switch Database, see Chapter 5 "Using the Switch Database". Traffic Prioritization Traffic prioritization allows your network traffic to be prioritized to ensure that high priority data, such as time-sensitive and system-critical data is transferred smoothly and with minimal delay over a network. Traffic prioritization ensures that high priority data is forwarded through the Switch without being delayed by lower priority data. Traffic prioritization uses the two traffic queues that are present in the hardware of the Switch to ensure that high priority traffic is forwarded on a different queue from lower priority traffic. High priority traffic is given preference over low priority traffic to ensure that the most critical traffic gets the highest level of service. The traffic prioritization feature supported by your Switch using layer 2 information, is compatible with the relevant sections of the IEEE 802.1D/D17 standard (incorporating IEEE 802.1p). For more information about 802.1D and traffic prioritization, see Chapter 6 "Using Traffic Prioritization". Quality of Service Traffic prioritization can be taken one step further by using the Quality of Service (QoS) feature. Quality of Service (QoS) enables you to specify service levels for different traffic classifications. This enables you to prioritize particular applications or traffic types. The Switch uses a policy-based QoS mechanism. By default, all traffic is assigned the "normal" QoS policy profile. If needed, you can create other QoS policy profiles and apply them to different traffic types so that they have different priorities across the network. For more information about Quality of Service, see Chapter 6 "Using Traffic Prioritization".