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Security
Bridge protocol data unit (BPDU) guard for shutting down a Port Fast-configured port when an invalid configuration
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Protected port option for restricting the forwarding of traffic to designated ports on the same switch
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Password-protected access (read-only and read-write access) to management interfaces (CMS and CLI) for protection
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against unauthorized configuration changes
Port security aging to set the aging time for secure addresses on a port
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Multilevel security for a choice of security level, notification, and resulting actions
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MAC-based port-level security for restricting the use of a switch port to a specific group of source addresses and
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preventing switch access from unauthorized stations
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus (TACACS+), a proprietary feature for managing network
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security through a TACACS server
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802.1X port-based authentication to prevent unauthorized devices from gaining access to the network
Standard and extended IP access control lists (ACLs) for defining security policies
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Quality of Service and Class of Service
Classification
IP Differentiated Services Code Point (IP DSCP) and class of service (CoS) marking priorities on a per-port basis for
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protecting the performance of mission-critical applications
Flow-based packet classification (classification based on information in the MAC, IP, and TCP/UDP headers) for
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high-performance quality of service at the network edge, allowing for differentiated service levels for different types of
network traffic and for prioritizing mission-critical traffic in the network
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Support for IEEE 802.1P CoS scheduling for classification and preferential treatment of high-priority voice traffic
Policing
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Traffic-policing policies on the switch port for allocating the amount of the port bandwidth to a specific traffic flow
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Policing traffic flows to restrict specific applications or traffic flows to metered, predefined rates
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Up to 60 policers on ingress Gigabit-capable Ethernet ports
Up to six policers on ingress 10/100 ports
Granularity of 1 Mbps on 10/100 ports and 8 Mbps on 10/100/1000 ports
Out-of-profile markdown for packets that exceed bandwidth utilization limits
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Egress Policing and Scheduling of Egress Queues
Four egress queues on all switch ports. Support for strict priority and weighted round-robin (WRR) CoS policies
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