Cabletron-systems 2000 User Manual download pdf (Page 77)

Managing the Hub 2-55

The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View

¥ Address Type, which identiÞes whether the address of interest is in the source

or destination Þeld, or in both Þelds, of the frame.

¥ Frame Type, which indicates whether all frames with the given address will

have a transmit priority, or whether a speciÞed frame Type will be used in

combination with the address.

¥ Priority, which displays the current transmit priority assigned to the entry.

Below the Current Priority Entries list box, several text Þelds and command

buttons allow you to conÞgure or edit MAC-based priority entries:

MAC Address

This text Þeld allows you to enter a new MAC address that will have a transmit

priority associated with it.

Address Type

This drop-down list box allows you to select whether the given MAC address

must be in the source address portion of the frame (SA), the destination address

portion (DA), or in either portion (SA/DA).

Frame Type

This radio button/text box combination allows you to choose whether All frame

Types with the given address will be given priority, or whether frames of a

SpeciÞc type (as deÞned in the associated text box) will be given priority.

Priority

Priority, which indicates the transmit priority level assigned to the conÞgured

entry.

To assign a transmit priority based on MAC-layer information:

1. Click on the Add button. The entry ﬁelds will be activated.

2. Click in the MAC Address text box, and type in the physical address in

XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format, where X is a valid hexadecimal value (A-F or

0-9), for which you want to conﬁgure a transmit priority.

3. Click on the Address Type drop-down list box, and select whether you want

the speciﬁed address to be in the Source Address portion of the frame (SA),

the Destination Address portion (DA), or in either portion (SA/DA).

4. Specify a Frame Type that you want associated with the frame:

a. Click on the appropriate Frame Type option button: Speciﬁc if you want a

certain Frame Type associated with the given MAC address, or All if you

do not care about the Frame Type.

b. If you select Speciﬁc, click in the associated text box and type in the

two-byte hexadecimal value for that protocol type (e.g., 0BAD for Banyan

frames).

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