Dell POWERCONNECT 5548P - Green Ethernet; Head of Line Blocking Prevention; Flow Control Support (IEEE 802.3 X); Back Pressure Support

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•IP Gateways
•PDAs
• Audio and video remote monitoring
For more information, see "Power over Ethernet" on page 162.
Green Ethernet
Green Ethernet, also known as Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE), is an effort
to make networking equipment environmentally friendly, by reducing the
power usage of Ethernet connections.
The Short-Reach method, which reduces power over Ethernet cables shorter
than 40m, is supported by the device.
For more information, see "Green Ethernet Configuration" on page 391.
Head of Line Blocking Prevention
Head of Line (HOL) blocking results in traffic delays and frame loss caused
by traffic competing for the same egress port resources. To prevent HOL
blocking, the device queues packets, and packets at the head of the queue are
forwarded before packets at the end of the queue.
Flow Control Support (IEEE 802.3X)
Flow control enables lower-speed devices to communicate with higher-speed
devices, by requesting that the higher-speed device refrain from sending
packets. Transmissions are temporarily halted to prevent buffer overflows.
For more information, see "Flow Control" on page 387.
Back Pressure Support
On half-duplex links, the receiving port prevents buffer overflows by
occupying the link so that it is unavailable for additional traffic.
For more information, see "Protected Ports" on page 395.