S
UMMIT
H
ARDWARE
I
NSTALLATION
G
UIDE IX
Preface
This Preface provides an overview of this guide, describes guide conventions, and lists
other publications that may be useful.
I
NTRODUCTION
This guide provides the required information to install the Summit
™
switch.
This guide is intended for use by network administrators who are responsible for
installing and setting up network equipment. It assumes a basic working knowledge of
• LLocal area networks (LANs)
• Ethernet concepts
• Ethernet switching and bridging concepts
• Routing concepts
• Internet Protocol (IP) concepts
• Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
• IP Multicast concepts
• Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) concepts
• Protocol Independent Multicast-Dense Mode (PIM-DM) concepts
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