- Virtual LANs (VLANs) allow for logical segmentation for a network for optimal use of bandwidth.
- QoS classifies and prioritizes data, guaranteeing determinism for mission-critical data.
- IGMPv3 snooping provides fast client joins and leaves of multicast streams and limits bandwidth-intensive traffic to only the requestors. An additional querier allows this operation in a Layer 2 only environment.
- IGMP filtering provides multicast authentication by filtering out no subscribers and limits the number of concurrent multicast streams available per port.
- Per-port broadcast, multicast, and unicast storm control prevents faulty end stations from degrading overall systems performance.



