Setting the Port Classification

Each FST enabled port is classified based upon its position in the network. Each port enabled for FST can be classified as either a:

• User defined classification - a classification other than the pre-defined classifications, represented by a numeric value.
• User port - an edge port with one user attached to it.
• Server port - a port with a server attached to it. This class may encompass a wide range of server types from a small workgroup print server to an enterprise exchange server. Alternately, an administrator may choose to configure an interface with a small print server as a user port given that its flow setup needs may be similar to that of a user port.
• Aggregated user port - a port likely to have multiple end stations attached either through a wireless access point or an unmanaged low cost hub or switch. It is expected that this class may also be used instead of the Inter-Switch Link class when switches are interconnected using a lower speed link.
• Inter-Switch Link - a port that is used as a high-speed interconnect between two intelligent switches or routers.
• Unspecified port - a port in which nothing can be assumed about its intended use.
  

  Note

  Port classifications function only as traffic classification guidelines. Each port classification can be configured with any set of limits, and any interface can be associated with any port classification.