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Supported Layer 2 features

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Supported Layer 2 features Layer 2 software images include all of the management, security, and system-level features listed in the previous tables, plus the features listed in Table 7. Table 7 Supported Layer 2 features Category and description FESX FGS FSX FLS FSX 800 FSX 1600 FGS-STK FWS FCX FLS-STK 802.1D Spanning Tree Support: Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Enhanced IronSpan support includes Fast Port Span, Fast Uplink Span, and Single-instance Span Up to 254 spanning tree instances for VLANs 802.1p Quality of Service (QoS): Strict Priority (SP) Weighted Round Robin (WRR) Combined SP and WRR 8 priority queues Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 802.1W Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 802.3ad link aggregation (dynamic trunk Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes groups) ACL-based rate limiting QoS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes BPDU Guard Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (DHCP) Assist IGMP v1/v2 Snooping Global Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes IGMP v3 Snooping Global IGMP v1/v2/v3 Snooping per VLAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (*,G) (S,G) (S,G) (S,G) (S,G) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes IGMP v2/v3 Fast Leave (membership Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes tracking) IronWare Software Release 07.2.00a for Brocade FastIron switches Release Notes v 1.0 Page 22 of 55

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IronWare Software Release 07.2.00a for Brocade FastIron switches
Release Notes v 1.0
Page 22 of 55
Supported Layer 2 features
Layer 2 software images include all of the management, security, and system-level features listed in the
previous tables, plus the features listed in Table 7.
Table 7
Supported Layer 2 features
Category and description
FESX
FSX
FSX 800
FSX 1600
FGS
FLS
FGS-STK
FLS-STK
FWS
FCX
802.1D Spanning Tree Support:
Enhanced IronSpan support includes
Fast Port Span, Fast Uplink Span, and
Single-instance Span
Up to 254 spanning tree instances for
VLANs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
802.1p Quality of Service (QoS):
Strict Priority (SP)
Weighted Round Robin (WRR)
Combined SP and WRR
8 priority queues
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
802.1W Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
802.3ad link aggregation (dynamic trunk
groups)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACL-based rate limiting QoS
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
BPDU Guard
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) Assist
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IGMP v1/v2 Snooping Global
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IGMP v3 Snooping Global
Yes
(*,G)
Yes
(S,G)
Yes
(S,G)
Yes
(S,G)
Yes
(S,G)
IGMP v1/v2/v3 Snooping per VLAN
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IGMP v2/v3 Fast Leave (membership
tracking)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes