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ABOUT THE SWITCHES
Features and Benefits• IEEE 802.3 and 802.3u compliance ensures compatibility
with standards-based hubs, adapters and switches from any
vendor
• Non-blocking architecture allows multiple simultaneous
switching paths for increased throughput
• Filters and forwards at line-rate speed on all ports for high
performance
• “Store-and-forward” switch design increases reliability of
transmission by checking each packet for validity before for-
warding it to its destination
• Automatic address lear ning with user-defined aging elimi-
nates need to configure addresses manually
• 8,192 entry address table can store addresses for moderate
to large size networks
• SNMP agent for management by SMC’s EliteView™or any
other SNMP-based application
• RS-232 Console port simplifies switch configuration and
allows switch to be managed out-of-band
• 4-group RMON support - Event, Alar m, Statistics and History
groups - for pro-active management
• Port Mirroring for full RMON support with exter nal probe or
for traffic analysis with network lanalyzer
• Spanning Tree Protocol adds fault tolerance by allowing
redundant paths to be created between LAN segments
• Software downloads to Flash ROM via TFTP or Console port
• Optional Redundant Power Unit (attached to a separate
circuit) minimizes downtime in the event of an internal
power supply failure
• Replaceable dual-port Fast Ether net modules for added
flexibility