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SuperStack II
Switches for All Your
Technology Needs
Today, your desktop population probably requires a mix of 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps service to meet the individual demands of your users. As you deliver higher speeds to the desktop, server connections may become strained, so you need options to scale to Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, or ATM for
Ethernet
Today, Ethernet is the most popular topology for implementing local area networks. Ethernet provides bandwidth that can be either shared across a number of users using hubs, or dedicated to workstations using switched technology.
In This Guide: |
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SuperStack II Switches for All Your Technology Needs | 2 |
Features Supported for SuperStack II Switches | 4 |
Product Configurations (Diagrams) | |
New Products |
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SuperStack II Baseline 10/100 Switches | 8 |
SuperStack II Switch 610 | 9 |
SuperStack II Switch 1100/3300 Family | |
SuperStack II Switch 1100 and |
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SuperStack II Switch 3800 | 15 |
SuperStack II Switch 3900 and Switch 9300 | 16 |
SuperStack II Switch 9000 | 18 |
SuperStack II Switch 9100 | 19 |
SuperStack II Switch 2200 | 20 |
SuperStack II Switch 2700 | 20 |
Network Management | 21 |
SuperStack II Switches at a Glance | |
Specifications | |
Technology Supported for SuperStack II Switches | 25 |
Ordering Information | 28 |
The availability of
Fast Ethernet
Fast Ethernet, based on the Ethernet standard, is a
10/100 Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
10/100 Ethernet/Fast Ethernet with autosensing capability is one of the most economical and flexible ways to add bandwidth
configure individual switched ports. The switch automatically senses the speed of the connected end device (either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps) and channels the data through at the appropriate speed.
Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet retains the traditional simplicity and manageability of Ethernet and Fast Ethernet, making it easy to integrate with existing LAN equipment. It allows a tenfold increase in backbone bandwidth over Fast Ethernet with minimal impact on support staff. The extra bandwidth helps you deal with unplanned changes and additions to the network, and frees you from constantly tuning the network. Gigabit Ethernet is a powerful backbone/server solution because it delivers phenomenal bandwidth cost effectively, preserves the Ethernet frame format, and works with your existing traffic management systems.
ATM
ATM is an established LAN backbone technology that offers significant benefits to larger organizations by providing tight integration between LAN and WAN environments and offering high levels of resilience and redundancy. In the LAN environment,
(622 Mbps) connections are used to communicate across the network. While these connections do not provide the
raw bandwidth of Gigabit Ethernet, ATM provides alternative methods for delivering effective backbone solutions, such as Quality of Service (QoS), which guarantees bandwidth to applications. The control offered by ATM enables the deterministic delivery of applications and services in complex network environments.
Layer 3 Switching
Intranets and extranets, while proving indispensable for companies of all sizes, are also causing new traffic management problems. Hypertext links between servers and
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