Bandwidth allocation

• CobraNet can theoretically share a network with data traffic.
• Provided that the data traffic is predominately unicast and any links shared by CobraNet and the data traffic are provisioned to ensure that CobraNet will always have adequate bandwidth, then sharing network infrastructure can work.

  Note: It is very difficult to predict the types of data traffic that will exist on a network, and it is very difficult to ensure enough available bandwidth on all links given the inconsistent and bursty nature of data traffic. For this reason, segregation of data and CobraNet networks is recommended.

• Networks can be segregated by using separate switches for each network.
• Networks can be segregated by using VLANs.
• CobraNet does not support tagged VLANs. Managed switches with port based VLAN capabilities are used to implement a CobraNet VLAN.
• CobraNet VLANs should be given higher priority on shared links between switches.