IBM 360 Specifications

Highlights

Extending switching benefits to the user’s desktop

IBM 8276 Nways Ethernet RoutePort

• Flexible-port switching concen-

trator

• Low-cost extension of switching

benefits to the user ’s desktop

• Internal software segmentation

• Reduced device count

• Easy administration with power -

ful, graphical management tools

• Simple configuration

• Compatible with other IBM

Ethernet LAN switches

Features

The IBM 8276 Nways

™

 Ethernet

RoutePort provides a 36-port Ethernet

port switching concentrator that

complements IBM’s powerful 8273 and

8274 Nways RouteSwitches and 8271

Nways LAN Switches.  Used in combina-

tion with one of these switches, the 8276

extends the benefits of switching to the

user’s desktop.  It’s a good solution for

customers who want the advantages of

switching, LAN segmentation, virtual

LANs (VLANs), routing and increased

bandwidth but who can’t justify the cost

of providing 10 Mbps to every desktop.

The 8276 allows all of its ports to be

divided via software into as many as four

independent Ethernet segments,

providing an effective bandwidth of

40 Mbps.  And depending on your model

selection, up to two of the 36 ports on

each 8276 can be configured as optical

fiber links.

Powerful VLAN  extension

Users connected to an 8273 or 8274

through the 8276 inherit the benefits of

their powerful VLAN implementation.  The

8276 can support up to 32 policy-based

VLANs on a single segment.  A single

VLAN can span multiple segments.

Reducing current and

future costs

LAN equipment and administration costs

are major expenses when expanding

networks.  Per-port costs are of particular

concern for both current and future

needs.  Use of the 8276 with one of IBM’s

powerful LAN switches maximizes user

function at minimum port cost and allows

for future expansion at minimum

additional cost.

Simplified changes

The ability to dynamically add, delete or

move users and make other network

changes through software means that

administrators can reconfigure the

network without cable changes or

network downtime.  Being able to easily

move users from one segment to another

provides simple bandwidth manage-

ment for improved network performance

and user response.