1. Introduction
MiLAN’s MIL-S801XX switch with a fiber port is a compact desktop size switch, which is an ideal solution for many network users. It provides wire-speed, Fast Ethernet switching function that allows high- performance, low-cost connections.
Figure 1. The MIL-S801XX
The MIL-S801XX nine port switch provides 8 switched auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet ports and one 100BASE-FX fiber port.
The switch combines both 10BASE-T and high-speed 100BASE-TX support in one device. The switch automatically senses the speed of the connected end device (either 10 or 100 Mbps) and transfers the data at the appropriate speed. The MIL-S801 features store-and-forward switching for data and auto- learning of addresses which is stored in a 4,000 entry MAC address table.
The fiber connector on the switch has four different possible options: SC, ST, VF-45 and MT-RJ. These connector options are all available in multi-mode with a maximum distance of 2 Km. There is one connection option in single- mode. The SC connector provided by the fiber distance of 15Km, 40Km and 60Km.
