Belkin F5D5141-24 manual Applications, Bridging Functions, Switching Functions, Sample Application

Applications

This Switch segments your network, significantly increasing both bandwidth and throughput. Each port on the Switch can be attached to any Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet device, such as another switch, or a server’s network adapter. All ports operate at 10/100Mbps full and half duplex, or 1000Mbps full duplex, providing up to 2Gbps of bandwidth to the attached device.

Bridging Functions

This Switch provides fully transparent bridging functions. It automatically learns node addresses that are subsequently used to filter and forward all traffic based on the destination address. When traffic passes between devices attached to the same shared collision domain, those packets are filtered from the Switch. But when traffic must be passed between unique segments (i.e., different ports on the Switch), the high-speed switching fabric forwards the packets at near-zero latency.

Switching Functions

Store-and-forward switching is used to forward traffic to other ports. This scheme ensures data integrity and provides a clean data stream.

Sample Application

This Switch is designed to operate as a small workgroup switch. It can provide 10-, 100-, or 1000Mbps connections to workstations, or 1000Mbps full-duplex links to high-speed servers. It can also provide a high-bandwidth uplink to the network backbone.

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