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Trunk Groups and LAG

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Category  802.1s  802.1w  802.1x  802.3ad  Jumbo packets  Layer 2 Hitless failover  Layer 2 IGMP Snooping  L2 ACL  MAC Filtering  Foundry MRP  PVST / PVST+  Rate Limiting  SuperSpan  Topology Groups  Trunk Groups and LAG Feature description 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 Filtering based on MAC layer-2 parameters. 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 portand-ACL-based 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 02.7.02a for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches Release Notes v 1.0 Page 7 of 46

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IronWare Software Release 02.7.02a
for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches
Release Notes v 1.0
Page 7 of 46
Category
Feature description
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
L2 ACL
Filtering based on MAC layer-2 parameters.
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.