New Features

This release introduces the following features:

Broadcast and Multicast Controls
To help you manage the flow of traffic that crosses Tunnel Concentrator, configure settings that allow or deny broadcast and multicast traffic thereby avoiding packet loss when traffic is at its peak. The following options are available:
  • With broadcast traffic, configure Tunnel Concentrator to block non-essential broadcast traffic. When this option is selected, only ARP and DHCP broadcast traffic is forwarded (this option is enabled by default). When this option is deselected, Tunnel Concentrator floods broadcast traffic to all APs.
  • With multicast traffic, assign rules that allow multicasting for specific multicast addresses. Tunnel Concentrator forwards multicast traffic only if a rule has been assigned that allow that allows multicasting to that address.
You can configure broadcast and multicast control as follows:
  • With ExtremeCloud IQ-managed deployments, configure broadcast and multicast control using the Tunnel Concentrator Service configuration on ExtremeCloud IQ (Classic).
  • With ExtremeCloud IQ Controller-managed deployments, configure broadcast and multicast controls using Advanced settings for the VLAN with the GRE topology configuration that Tunnel Concentrator uses.
ARP Proxy Disablement from ExtremeCloud IQ
ARP Proxy can now be disabled for Tunnel Concentrator deployments that are managed by ExtremeCloud IQ. An ARP Proxy check box has been added to the Tunnel Concentrator Service configuration on ExtremeCloud IQ (Classic). The setting is enabled by default, but you can turn the feature off by deselecting the option.
Note

Note

This option is not available for Tunnel Concentrator deployments that are managed by ExtremeCloud IQ Controller.
Combined Packet Capture Files
The Packet Capture feature has been simplified by combining captures for the Bridging and Listening interfaces into a single packet capture file. This update makes troubleshooting easier as there is no longer a need to manage packet captures separately for each interface.
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