Allied Telesyn AT 6870 (AT-6870) Bridge

The 6800 Series bridges allow two IEEE 802.3 subnetworks to be connected into a single network. Each subnetwork may be IEEE 802.3 Ethernet or thin Ethernet. The 6800 Bridges transparently forward packets between both networks. Since these bridges operate at the MAC level, all higher level protocols, such as TCP/IP, DECnet and NetWare are passed unaffected.??Many common Local Area Network (LAN) problems are solved by the Bridges. For example, the effective length of a network can be increased by adding 6800 Bridges. Moreover, placing the bridges at natural boundaries of the workgroups increases network performance in each segment. The reliability of a large network can be enhanced through subnetting with 6800 Bridges, which allow heterogeneous subnetworks to be interconnected. The 6800 bridges support high performance requirements including packet filtering at 25, 000 Packets Per Second (PPS) and sustained forwarding at 12, 500 PPS. The 6800 Bridges' address filter table supports 2,... Minimize