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Figure 2: Rear Panel
SWITCH ARCHITECTURE
This switch employs a wire-speed, non-blocking switching fabric. This permits
simultaneous wire-speed transport of multiple packets at low latency on all
ports. This switch also features full-duplex capability on all ports, which
effectively doubles the bandwidth of each connection.
This switch uses store-and-forward switching to ensure maximum data integrity.
With store-and-forward switching, the entire packet must be received into a
buffer and checked for validity before being forwarded. This prevents errors
from being propagated throughout the network.
NETWORK MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
This switch contains a comprehensive array of LEDs for “at-a-glance” monitoring
of network and port status. It also includes a management agent that allows you
to configure or monitor the switch using its embedded management software, or
via SNMP applications. To manage a switch, you can make a direct connection to
the RS-232 console port (out-of-band), or you can manage it through a network
connection (in-band) using Telnet, the on-board Web agent, or Windows-based
network management software.
For a detailed description of the switch’s software features, refer to the
Management Guide.
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