NETGEAR FS 517TS manual Segment Switching and Bridging from 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps, Stacked Switching

Segment Switching and Bridging from 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps

The FS517TS and FS524S Switches can be used to segment a network into multiple connected pieces to increase overall bandwidth and throughput. Both switch models can segment networks that are built with the NETGEAR DS508 and EN516 hubs, and can act as bridges connecting traditional 10BASE-T Ethernet networks to 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet networks.

Model FS524S Switch

Model DS508

Hub

Model FR314

Router

Model EN516

Hub

Figure 3-2. Example of Segment Switching and Bridging

Stacked Switching

The FS517TS and FS524S Switches can provide a full-duplex, switched network for large numbers of users by stacking units together.

•The FS517TS Switch has a single stacking port that can cascade another FS517TS Switch. This configuration provides a total of 32 10/100 Mbps ports and two gigabit ports in a single switched stack. The high-speed stacking ports deliver 2 Gbps of throughput across the stacking back plane.

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