Asante Technologies FS4002E/FS4004E Performance Features, Fast Ethernet and Switching Technology

Performance Features

Performance Features

The FriendlyNet FS4002E, FS4004E, FS4008E and FS4016E have the following performance features:

❑Asanté’s Intelligent Forwarding Technology feature provides auto- matic fragment free or store-and-forward switching, which ensures data integrity with minimum latency

❑Asanté’s unique EDF (Efficient Data Flow Technology) minimizes communication delays between ports, which promotes maximum efficiency for time-sensitive business applications such as video and multimedia.

❑NWay auto-negotiation on all ports automatically senses port speed (10/100Mbps) and negotiates duplex mode (full-duplex or half- duplex)

❑Data forwarding rate at 100% of wire-speed, or 148,800pps at 100Mbps, 14,880pps at 10Mbps for 64-byte packets

❑Data filtering at 100% of wire-speed

❑8K active MAC address entry table per device (self-learning)

❑4 to 8MB (FS4008E/FS4016E) or 1 to 2MB (FS4002E/FS4004E) packet buffer per device (dynamically allocated for each port)

Fast Ethernet and Switching Technology

This section provides a brief overview of Fast Ethernet switching technology.

Fast Ethernet Technology

Fast Ethernet, or 100Base-T, represents a non-disruptive, smooth evolution from the current 10Base-T technology.

Fast Ethernet technology:

❑Extends the 10Mbps Ethernet standard to transmit and receive data at 100Mbps

❑Maintains the CSMA/CD Ethernet protocol

❑Allows for simple upgrades, since it is compatible with all other 10Mbps Ethernet environments

❑Takes advantage of your company’s existing investment in hardware, software and personnel training

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