Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch

•Auto-negotiating Ethernet RJ-45 ports (ES1100-8P and ES1100-16P include FE PoE ports).

•Auto-sensing crossover for all RJ-45 ports.

•Supports N-Way protocol for speed (10/100/1000 Mbps) and duplex mode (Half/Full) auto- detection.

•Supports store-and-forward switching.

•Supports automatic address learning.

•Full wire speed forwarding rate.

•802.1p CoS support.

•Link-on cable length power saving and link-down power saving.

•IEEE 802.3az (only ES1100-16/24/24E)

•Loop detection (only ES1100-16/24/24E)

•Jumbo frame (only ES1100-16/24/24E/24G)

•Embedded MAC address table providing MAC addresses entries (ES1100-16, ES1100-16P, ES1100-24, ES1100-24E and ES1100-24G provide 8K; ES1100-8P provides 1K).

Refer to Chapter 4 on page 23 for the product specifications.

1.3 Applications

This section provides two network topology examples in which the Switch is used.

1.3.1 Standalone Workgroup

In this application, the Switch is an ideal solution for small networks where rapid growth can be expected in the near future.

The Switch can be used standalone for a group of heavy traffic users. You can connect computers directly to the Switch’s port or connect other switches to the Switch.

In this example, all computers can share high-speed applications on the server. To expand the network, simply add more networking devices such as switches, routers, computers, print servers etc.

Figure 2 Standalone Workgroup Example

 

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