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Category • 802.1q • 802.1s • 802.1w • 802.1x • 802.3ad • Jumbo packets • Layer 2 Hitless failover • Layer 2 IGMP Snooping • MAC Filtering • Foundry MRP • PVST / PVST+ • Rate Limiting • SuperSpan • Topology Groups • Trunk Groups and LAG Feature description see VLANs, below Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) Port Security Dynamic Link Aggregation on tagged and untagged trunks Layer 2 jumbo packet support MAC filtering and address-lock filters to enhance network security Metro Ring Protocol (MRP) Phase 1 and Phase 2 Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST) Port-based, port-and priority-based, port-and vlan-based, and port-and-ACLbased rate limiting on inbound ports are supported. A Brocade STP enhancement that allows Service Providers (SPs) to use STP in both SP networks and customer networks. A named set of VLANs that share a Layer 2 topology. You can use topology groups with the following Layer 2 protocols: STP Foundry MRP VSRP 802.1w Allows you to manually configure multiple high-speed load-sharing links between two devices or between a device and a server. IronWare Software Release 02.7.03a for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches Release Notes v 1.0 Page 8 of 40

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IronWare Software Release 02.7.03a
for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches
Release Notes v 1.0
Page 8 of 40
Category
Feature description
802.1q
see VLANs, below
802.1s
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
802.1w
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
802.1x
Port Security
802.3ad
Dynamic Link Aggregation on tagged and untagged trunks
Jumbo packets
Layer 2 jumbo packet support
Layer 2 Hitless failover
Layer 2 IGMP Snooping
MAC Filtering
MAC filtering and address-lock filters to enhance network security
Foundry MRP
Metro Ring Protocol (MRP) Phase 1 and Phase 2
PVST / PVST+
Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST)
Rate Limiting
Port-based, port-and priority-based, port-and vlan-based, and port-and-ACL-
based rate limiting on inbound ports are supported.
SuperSpan
A Brocade STP enhancement that allows Service Providers (SPs) to use STP
in both SP networks and customer networks.
Topology Groups
A named set of VLANs that share a Layer 2 topology. You can use topology
groups with the following Layer 2 protocols:
STP
Foundry MRP
VSRP
802.1w
Trunk Groups and LAG
Allows you to manually configure multiple high-speed load-sharing links
between two devices or between a device and a server.