Link Aggregation Support; Access Control Lists - Cisco SFE2000 Release Notes

Release Notes for Cisco Small Business SFE2000 Series 24-port 10/100 Ethernet Switches
designated Bridge/Port for the LAN segment, to the Root Bridge, which in turn
forwards the traffic to the designated Bridges/Ports on the opposite side. Bridges
use Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) to communicate Spanning Tree
information.

Link Aggregation Support

Up to eight Aggregated Links may be defined, each with up to eight member
ports, to form a single Link Aggregated Group (LAG). This enables the following
features:
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Fault tolerance protection from physical link disruption
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Higher bandwidth connections
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Improved bandwidth granularity
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High bandwidth server connectivity LAG is composed of ports with the
same speed, set to full-duplex operation
Link Aggregation and LACP
LACP uses peer exchanges across links to determine, on an ongoing basis, the
aggregation capability of various links, and continuously provides the maximum
level of aggregation capability achievable between a given pair of systems. LACP
automatically determines, configures, binds and monitors the port binding within
the system.

Access Control Lists

Access Control Lists (ACLs) are a general mechanism to inspect incoming frames
and classify them into named logical groups based on various criteria. Each such
group may have specific actions that are carried out on each frame classified as a
member of that group. The following lists are supported:
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ACL classification
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MAC Access Lists
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ACL actions
Release Notes
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