Ethernet Network Compatibility
The SteelFusion Edge appliances support the following Ethernet networking standards:
• Ethernet Logical Link Control (LLC) (IEEE 802.2 - 1998)
• Fast Ethernet 100 Base-TX (IEEE 802.3 - 2008)
• Gigabit Ethernet over Copper 1000 Base-T and Fiber 1000 Base-SX (LC connector) and Fiber 1000 Base LX (IEEE 802.3 - 2008)
• 10-Gigabit Ethernet over Fiber, 10 GBase-LR Single Mode, and 10 GBase-SR Multimode (IEEE 802.3 - 2008)
The ports support the following connection types and speeds:
• Primary - 10/100/1000 Base-T, auto-negotiating
• Auxiliary - 10/100/1000 Base-T, auto-negotiating
• LAN - 10/100/1000 Base-TX or 1000 Base-SX or 1000 Base-LX or 10GBase-LR or 10GBase-SR, depending on configuration
• WAN - 10/100/1000 Base-TX or 1000 Base-SX or 1000 Base-LX or 10GBase-LR or 10GBase-SR, depending on configuration
• Management - 10/100/1000 Base-T, auto-negotiating
The appliance supports VLAN tagging (IEEE 802.3 - 2008). It does not support the ISL protocol.
All copper interfaces are autosensing for speed and duplex (IEEE 802.3 - 2008).
The appliance auto-negotiates speed and duplex mode for all data rates and supports full-duplex mode and flow control (IEEE 802.3 - 2008).
A SteelFusion Edge appliance with a Gigabit Ethernet card supports jumbo frames on in-path and primary ports.