Intel 100BASE-TX manual Overview, Features

Overview

This chapter introduces the Intel Express 100BASE-TX stackable hub and covers the following topics:

∙A summary of the key features of the Express hub

∙A physical description of the Express hub and its components

∙A description of the upcoming optional equipment supported by the Express hub

Features

The key features of the Express hub are

∙IEEE 802.3u standard for Fast (100 Mbps) Ethernet conformity

∙Scaleable architecture that allows up to six hubs to be stacked for a total of 144 fixed ports per single, shared repeater or collision domain.

∙Stackable, self-contained chassis equipped with:

–12 100BASE-TX fixed ports.

–LED matrix that provides at-a-glance status for the individual ports on a hub, the hub, or an entire stack of hubs, and provides network utilization status for the Ethernet segment in a stack of hubs.

–Expansion slot to accommodate modules supporting management and additional connectivity capabilities.

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