GIGAswitch/FDDI System

This document serves as a guide for network managers to configure and manage advanced features of the GIGAswitch/FDDI System. It covers five primary chapters:

• FDDI Features: Discusses FDDI Full Duplex Technology, Ring Purger, and M-Port configuration for redundant dual-homing.
• Hunt Groups: Explains how to group physical ports to increase bandwidth and provide link redundancy, including load balancing techniques (static vs. dynamic) and traffic classification.
• Learning Domains: Details the use of logical port domains to segregate switch activities and address learning.
• ARP Server: Describes how the GIGAswitch/FDDI System handles ARP broadcast traffic to reduce network overhead.
• Other Features: Covers rate limiting for multicast traffic, cut-through forwarding for improved throughput, translation table sizing, and demand learning.