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Figure 1-1. Front and Rear Panels
Description of Hardware
1000BASE-T Ports
These ports are RJ-45 ports that operate at 10 Mbps, 1 00 Mbps and
1000 Mbps, full and half duplex. The ports can be connected to
other IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T compliant devices up to 100 m
(328 ft.) away using Category 5 twisted-pair cable.
Each port also supports the IEEE 802.3x auto-negotiation of flow
control, so the switch can automatically prevent port buffer s
becoming saturated.
GBIC Slots
The two slots on the switch front panel are for installing optional
5V GBIC transceivers. Note that GBIC transceivers are
hot-swappable. You do not need to power off the switch before
installing or removing a transceiver.