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segments which don’t compete with each other for network transmission capacity, giving a decreased load on each.

The switch acts as a high-speed selective bridge between the individual segments. Traffic that needs to go from one segment to another is automatically forwarded by the switch, without interfering with any other segments. This allows the total network capacity to be multiplied, while still maintaining the same network cabling and adapter cards.

Switching LAN technology is a marked improvement over the previous generation of network bridges, which were characterized by higher latencies. Routers have also been used to segment local area networks, but the cost of a router and the setup and maintenance required make routers relatively impractical. Today’s switches are an ideal solution to most kinds of local area network congestion problems.

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The NetMaster G16/24 16/24-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch provides you with a high- performance, low-cost, easy-to-use, seamless and standard upgrade to boost your old network to 1000Mbps. Increase the speed of your network server and backbone connections make Gigabit a reality. Power users in the home, office, workgroup, or creative production environment can now move large, bandwidthintensive files faster. Transfer graphics, CGI, CAD, or multimedia files and other applications that have to move large files across the network almost instantly.

The NetMaster G16/24 features a non-blocking switching architecture that forwards and filters packets at full wire-speed for maximum throughput.

MAC address auto-learning and auto-aging, IEEE802.3 x flow control for full-duplex mode and backpressure for half-duplex mode. It is compatible with all 10,100, and 1000Mbps Ethernet devices because it is standard-based, it protects your existing network investments while providing you with a straightforward migration path to faster Gigabit speeds.

The NetMaster G16/24 is plug-and-play and no configuration is required. Auto MDI/MDI-X cable detection on all ports eliminate the need for crossover cable or Uplink port. Each port can be used as general ports or Uplink ports, and any port can be simply plugged into a server, a hub, a router or a switch, using the straight cable or crossover cable. Diagnostic LEDs which display link status and activity, allowing you to quickly detect and correct problems on the network.

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