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Required Features for Routers and Switches

Description

Each network layer has required features for routers and switches for a given OSI layer. The following table shows what features are required at what network layer.

X = Mandatory Feature
O = Optional Feature

Supported Media Type
/ Required Feature

Network Layer

Workgroup

Access

Distribution

Core

OSI Layer 4

SIP
X
X
X
X 
H.32x
X
X
X
X

OSI Layer 3

Multicast
X
X
HSRP
X
X
Port Channel
X
X
X
OSPF
X
X
X
EIGRP
X
X
X
BGP
X
X
Native AppleTalk
X
X
Native IPX
X
X
SNMP
X
X
X
X
Device Security
X
X
X
X
Tunnels
X
X
QoS
X
X
X

OSI Layer 2

Multicast
X
X
802.1q
X
X
X
802.1d
X
X
X
802.1s & 802.1w
X
X
X
Ether Channel
X
X
X
802.1p
X
X
X

OSI Layer 1

Copper 10/Half
X
100/Full
X
X
1G/Full
X
X
MMF 100/Full
X
X
X
1G/Full
X
X
X
X
10G/Full
SMF 1G/Full
X
X
X 
10G/Full
X
X 

Other Features

Power Redundancy
O
O
O
X
SNMP v3
O
O
O
O
RMON
X
X
IPv6 X X X X

Time Table

This architecture definition approved on: February 8, 2005

The next review is scheduled in: TBD