Key Concept 10/100 Mb/s workgroup migration

COMPAQ NETELLIGENT REPEATER AND SWITCH PRODUCTS (cont’d.)

Netelligent Dual-Speed 1000 10 or 100 Mb/s Unmanaged Repeaters

Key Concept: 10/100 Mb/s workgroup migration

The Netelligent 1224 is the industry’s first dual-speed, autosensing repeater. It is designed to facilitate the migration from 10 Mb/s Ethernet to Fast Ethernet without requiring an expensive 10/100 switch or bridge. This product is ideal for workgroup networks in transition. The repeater can be permanently installed and wired to network outlets. As you migrate to 100 Mb/s Fast Ethernet or move between offices, no change at the repeater is required. Each port automatically detects the speed of the device connected to it and adjusts its data rate accordingly. In a simple application where the server supports a 10 Mb/s NIC and a 100 Mb/s NIC, maximum throughput to the server is maintained on each network segment.

The Netelligent 1224 repeater is actually two repeaters in one enclosure. Each port on the hub connects to an internal 10 Mb/s repeater and a 100 Mb/s repeater. Only one repeater per port is active. The 1224 repeater is a Class II Fast Ethernet repeater, which allows the connection of up to two repeaters, creating a 46-user workgroup. Dual redundant, hot-swappable power supplies can be included to maximize fault tolerance for high port density workgroups.

∙24 dual-speed autosensing ports can detect and operate with 10Base-T (Ethernet) or 100Base- TX ( Fast Ethernet) equipment

∙Price per port at or below 100 Mb/s-only repeaters

∙Can be connected with a second 1224 or 100Base-TX Class II repeater

∙Can be connected with one or more 10Base-T repeaters

∙Modular power supply easily removable from the back of the unit

∙Dual redundant hot-swappable power backup capability with the addition of a second power supply module

Competition	Compaq Advantage
No direct competition	Dual-speed autosensing ports

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