10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
Features
The DES-3208 Switch was designed for easy installation and high performance in an environment where traffic on the network and the number of users increase continuously.
The DES-3208 Switch features:
Ports
♦8 high performance N-way ports all operating at 10/100 Mbps for connection to servers and hubs. All ports can be auto-negotiated between 10Mbps/ 100Mbps, Half-duplex or full duplex connections.
♦Uplink/ MDI-II (media dependent interface) port for uplink to another switch, hub or repeater.
♦RS-232 DCE console port for diagnosing the Switch via a connection to a PC and Console/ Out-of-band management.
♦MII (Media Independent Interface) flexible media connection port for connection to different physical layer devices (e.g. fiber )
Performance features
♦Store and forward switching scheme capability to support rate adaptation and protocol conversion.
♦Full and Half-duplex (for both 10Mbps and 100Mbps) to allow two communicating stations to transmit and receive at the same time.
♦Auto polarity detection for correction of incorrect polarity on the receive twisted pair at each port.