Layer 2 Switching

For considerations related to Layer 2 switching in an 802.1BR (SPX) configuration, refer to the Brocade FastIron Switch Port Extender Configuration Guide

In this section:

  1. Campus Fabric
  2. LAG - Link Aggregation Group
  3. MCT - Multi-Chassis Trunking
  4. MRP - Metro Ring Protocol
  5. Q-in-Q - 802.1q tunneling
  6. RFN - Remote Fault Notification
  7. RPF - Reverse Path Forwarding
  8. UDLD - Uni-Directional Link Detection
  9. VLAN - Virtual LAN
  10. VXLAN - Virtual Extensible LAN
  11. VRP - VLAN Registration Protocol (includes MVRP)
  12. VSRP - Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol
  13. Protected Ports
  14. xSTP - Spanning Tree Protocols