10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Introduction
The 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch is an ideal device for linking Ethernet LANs without impacting available bandwidth or for integrating 100Mbps Fast Ethernet with 10Mbps Ethernet networks. The speed migration design will bridge a bandwidth-intensive Fast Ethernet network and a traditional 10Mbps Ethernet network.
The 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch complies with IEEE802.3u, 100BASE-TX, IEEE802.3 and 10BASE-T standards. The switch has two ports, one of which is a 10/100Mbps, N-Way, RJ-45 port. The other is a 3-in-1 combo port with twisted pair (10/100Mbps, N-Way), BNC coaxial, and AUI connectors. The 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch provides a store-and-forward passing scheme with filtering and forwarding rates running at wire-speed, reducing latency within and across segments.
The 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch provides an easy, affordable, high- performance, seamless, and standard-based migration path to a 100BASE-TX LAN while preserving your initial investment and use of 10Mbps Ethernet LANs.
