Hitachi US7070447-001 manual Chapter HiSpeed Switch What is the HiSpeed Switch?

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HiSpeed Switch

What is the HiSpeed Switch?

The HiSpeed switch is a multiprotocol, Fast Ethernet workgroup switch than can be configured for up to 32 10/100 Mbps LAN switch ports, depending on the model. The HiSpeed switch maximizes performance in existing shared media LANs by allowing up to 32 separate collision domains on a per port basis. By segmenting the network in this fashion, the amount of collisions are reduced and the available network bandwidth is optimized.

The HiSpeed switch offers the scalability and flexibility to accept a range of high speed interfaces for connecting to FDDI, ATM and WAN backbones.

Basic Product Features Supported

The HiSpeed switch includes the following hardware and software product features:

❒Virtual LAN (VLAN) support for 10BASE-T Ethernet and 100BASE-T Fast Ethernet VLANs, including VLANs over ATM virtual connections

❒Loop detection using Spanning Tree Protocol (IEEE 802.1d)

❒Virtual Routing to provide switching between VLANs

❒Front panel LEDs that provide operating status

❒Reset button for front panel control of switch

❒RS-232C console port interface for local access to the switch

❒Rack mount or table mount capabilities

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