10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
1
2 OVERVIEW
Introduction
The DES-810 and DES-818 Fast Ethernet Switches are ideal for network managers who want to boost workgroup performance easily by micro- segmenting a 10Mbps LAN while adding 100Mbps links. They are also excellently suited to provide dedicated Fast Ethernet connections to key network servers.
Each switch integrates 100Mbps Fast Ethernet with 10Mbps Ethernet networks seamlessly. The speed migration design will bridge high bandwidth Fast Ethernet network segments to traditional 10Mbps Ethernet network segments quickly and simply.
The 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch complies with IEEE802.3u, 100BASE-TX, IEEE802.3 and 10BASE-T standards. The DES-818 model has 16 10Mbps twisted-pair ports and two 10/100Mbps N-Way twisted-pair ports. The DES-
810has eight 10Mbps twisted-pair ports and two 10/100Mbps N-Way twisted-pair ports. The 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch provides a store-and- forward passing scheme. Filtering and forwarding rates for the switch run at wire-speed, reducing latency within and across segments.
The 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch provides an easy, affordable, high- performance, seamless, and standard-based migration path to a 100BASE-TX