by Maher Haddad | Jun 5, 2022 | Switching
The 1st feature that I would like to discuss is the IGMP Snooping. What is IGMP snooping? IGMP snooping is a method that network switches use to identify multicast groups, which are groups of computers or devices that all receive the same network traffic. It enables...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 5, 2022 | Switching
There is another way also to limit the traffic using the Switch Rules. On the switch rule, you can limit only the ingress traffic and have plenty of matching options such as: MAC address Port VLAN Protocol DSCP And so on. Depending on each switch model, the number of...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 5, 2022 | Switching
On Layer 2 we can implement Quality of Service (QOS). That means, for example, we can prioritize one type of traffic over other ones. This can be done using the Layer2 QOS 802.1p standard. We have seen that when we were talking about VLANs where a header will be...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 5, 2022 | Switching
Another method of using port isolation is Bridge Horizon. If you are using a MikroTik switch that doesn’t support HW-offload, you can still do port isolation but using the Bridge Horizon. The bridge horizon option can be found on the ports inside a bridge as follows:...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 5, 2022 | Switching
There is another scenario where you can use port isolation. The scenario is called Private VLAN. Even though the name includes VLAN, but we are not going to use VLANs at all. The idea is very easy. Let me show it to you with the help of an illustration. As you can...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 5, 2022 | Switching
Port isolation is a process in which you isolate a port (or group of ports) from another port (or group of ports). This means that the end device which is connected to one port will not be able to communicate with the end device connected to the other port. Port...
