Dell PowerConnect B-RX Multi-Service IronWare Software R02.8.00 Release Notes - Page 9

Layer 2 ACLs, Layer 2 PIM Snooping, IronWare Software Release 02.8.00

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Category • Foundry MRP • PVST / PVST+ • Rate Limiting • SuperSpan • Topology Groups • Trunk Groups and LAG • VLANs • VSRP • Layer 2 ACLs • Layer 2 PIM Snooping Feature description 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. 802.1Q tagging Port-based VLANs Super Aggregated VLANs (SAV) Dual-mode VLAN ports Transparent Port Flooding VLAN ID to MSTP Instance Pre-assignment Private VLANs Layer 2 Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP) Layer 3 Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP) VSRP and MRP Signaling Replaces MAC filters The BigIron RX supports PIM Snooping. IronWare Software Release 02.8.00 for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches Release Notes v 1.0 Page 9 of 37

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IronWare Software Release 02.8.00
for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches
Release Notes v 1.0
Page 9 of 37
Category
Feature description
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.
VLANs
802.1Q tagging
Port-based VLANs
Super Aggregated VLANs (SAV)
Dual-mode VLAN ports
Transparent Port Flooding
VLAN ID to MSTP Instance Pre-assignment
Private VLANs
VSRP
Layer 2 Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP)
Layer 3 Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP)
VSRP and MRP Signaling
Layer 2 ACLs
Replaces MAC filters
Layer 2 PIM Snooping
The BigIron RX supports PIM Snooping.