3Com AccessBuilder 500 User Manual - Bridge Characteristics

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Management Connector Interface

9-way D-type to sub RJ11 connector for use with a VT100 compliant 

terminal or PC.

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Local and remote terminal management.

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TCP/IP Telnet menu driven management interface for remote 

management.

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Software upgrades, enhancements and configurations downloadable 

from network attached terminal or PC.

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SNMP MIB II support with private extensions for management of 

unique features.

Bridge Characteristics

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802.3 MAC layer bridge.

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802.1D spanning tree algorithm.

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Support for bridge triangulation and link load sharing.

Performance

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LAN filtering rate: 10000 frames per second.

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LAN forwarding rate: 4000 frames per second.

ISDN and WAN forwarding rates are dependent on the link speed.