Editing Network switch (section)

==== Typical management features ====
[[File:19-inch rackmount Ethernet switches and patch panels.jpg|thumb|A couple of managed [[D-Link]] Gigabit Ethernet rackmount switches, connected to the Ethernet ports on a few [[patch panel]]s using [[Category 6 cable|Category&nbsp;6]] [[patch cable]]s (all installed in a standard 19-inch rack)]]

* Centralized configuration management and configuration distribution
* Enable and disable ports
* Link bandwidth and [[duplex (telecommunications)|duplex]] settings
* [[Quality of service]] configuration and monitoring
* [[MAC filtering]] and other [[access control list]] features
* Configuration of [[Spanning Tree Protocol]] (STP) and [[Shortest Path Bridging]] (SPB) features
* [[Simple Network Management Protocol]] (SNMP) monitoring of device and link health
* [[Port mirroring]] for monitoring traffic and troubleshooting
* [[Link aggregation]] configuration to set up multiple ports for the same connection to achieve higher data transfer rates and reliability
* VLAN configuration and port assignments including [[IEEE 802.1Q]] tagging
* NTP ([[Network Time Protocol]]) synchronization
* [[Network access control]] features such as [[IEEE 802.1X]] 
* LLDP ([[Link Layer Discovery Protocol]])
* [[IGMP snooping]] for control of multicast traffic<!--[[User:Kvng/RTH]]-->