
2 Cisco Product Catalog, July, 2001
All-routes explorer reduction provides traffic control for networks with multiple user rings connected to dual-backbone
segments. With this feature, when a client station sends an explorer frame, the switch forwards a copy of only one frame if
it has not already been seen by the switch on any of its other ports. Therefore, in a dual-backbone configuration, each user
ring receives only two copies of the broadcast. In this way, the client stations still learn backup paths to their servers, and the
user rings are protected from unnecessary broadcast traffic. User-configurable broadcast thresholds are provided to protect
end systems from excessive explorer traffic. Priority queues within the switch ensure that delay-sensitive traffic, such as
multimedia applications, are forwarded first.
The Catalyst 3900 provides a wide range of options for a high-speed, scalable interconnection between switches. The ATM
OC-3c uplink offers ATM Forum-compliant LAN Emulation 1.0. In addition, a frame-based alternative to ATM is provided
by an ISL uplink that enables Token Ring transport over Fast Ethernet. A third alternative, available with the TokenChannel
feature, allows you to group up to eight ports together as one logical port for up to 256Mbps of bandwidth between switches.
Figure 21-4: Catalyst 3900 Front View
Figure 21-5: Figure 8-11: Catalyst 3920 Front View
Key Features and Benefits
Catalyst 3900 Features:
The Catalyst 3900 has the following features:
• 20 shielded Token Ring ports for 150-ohm STP or 100-ohm UTP connectivity
• FlexSlot accommodating two expansion modules or one double-wide module for future expansion
• Nine-pin EIA/TIA-232 interface for local console or modem connectivity
• Support for the following bridging modes: SRS, SRB, SRT
• Adaptive cut-through switching
• Automatic 4, 16, and 32 Mbps speed adaptation
• Automatic shared and dedicated adaptation (DTR)
• Two priority queues for multimedia traffic
• TokenChannel switch interconnect
• MAC address and protocol (DSAP/SNAP) filters
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