14 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SUPERSTACK 4 SWITCH 5500 FAMILY
About the Switch
5500
The Switch 5500 Family are mixed media devices which consist of:
■ 24 or 48 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports
■ 4 1000BASE-X SFP ports
■ 1 RJ-45 connector for serial management
■ 1 unearthed 48V DC Redundant Power System Input
The Switch 5500 Family provides high-performance workgroups with a
backbone to server connection. You can also add the Switch 5500 Family
to any SuperStack
®
system as your network grows.
For information about using the software features of the Switch, refer to
the “Command Reference Guide” on the CD-ROM that accompanies the
Switch.
Summary of
Hardware Features
Table 3
summarizes the hardware features that are supported by the
Switch 5500.
Table 3 Hardware Features
Feature Switch 5500
Addresses Up to 16,000 supported
Auto-negotiation Supported on all ports
Forwarding Modes Store and Forward
Duplex Modes Half and full duplex on all front panel ports
Auto MDI/MDIX Supported on all ports. If fiber SFP transceivers are
used, Auto MDIX is not supported.
Flow Control In full duplex operation all ports are supported
Traffic Prioritization Supported (using the IEEE Std 802.ID, 1998 Edition):
Eight traffic queues per port
Ethernet Ports Auto-negotiating 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports
SFP Ethernet Ports Supports fiber Gigabit Ethernet short-wave (SX),
long-wave (LX), long-haul (LH70) and copper (T)
transceivers in any combination.
RPS Support Connects to unearthed 48v DC supply
Mounting 19-inch rack or stand-alone mounting
XRN Up to eight units can be managed as a single unit
with one IP address.
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