ABOUT THE TIGERSWITCH 100
TigerSwitch 100 Overview
SMC’s TigerSwitch™ 100 units are intelligent Fast Ethernet switches. There are two TigerSwitch 100 models available. The first, the TigerSwitch 100T (SMC6608T), features 8 fixed 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports. The predominance of dual- speed, Auto-Negotiating ports on the SMC6608T make this unit ideally suited for Fast Ethernet migration.
The ports on the other TigerSwitch 100 model, the TigerSwitch 100M (SMC6608M), are distributed among two slide-in, removable modules. The modules are sold separately from the base unit and feature various combinations of 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX and 100BASE-FX ports. This modular design allows for numerous variations in port configuration, making this switch highly versatile and adaptable to any number of different network applications.
The TigerSwitch 100 models employ a high-speed, non- blocking switching fabric. This design allows for simultaneous wire-speed transport of multiple packets at low latency on all ports. They also feature full-duplex capability on all ports, which effectively doubles the bandwidth of each connection.
These switches also provide for effective system management. In addition to “at a glance” LEDs, the TigerSwitch 100 models are equipped with system configuration software that can be accessed out-of-band via an RS-232 console port or in-band via Telnet. Also included is an on-board SNMP agent, which can be used to manage the switch with SMC’s EliteView™ or any other SNMP-based management application.
The TigerSwitch 100 units support an optional Redundant Power Unit to minimize downtime in the event of an AC power failure.
