Simrad ES80 - Ethernet Switch Description

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Relatedtopics
Systemdescription,page17
Systemdiagram,page20
Technicalspecications
Weightandoutlinedimensions,page477
Powerrequirements,page479
Environmentalrequirements,page481
Compasssafedistance,page483
Minimumcomputerrequirements,page484
Ethernetswitchdescription
AhighcapacityEthernetswitchisakeycomponentoftheES80system.
IfyouusemorethanoneWideBandTransceiver(WBT),ahighcapacityEthernet
switchisrequired.TheEthernetswitchisusedtoconnecteachWideBandTransceiver
(WBT)totheProcessorUnit.
Note
Makesurethatyourselectedswitchhasalargebandwidthcapacity.Minimum1Gb
(1000BASE-T)isrequired.YoumustalsomakesurethatallEthernetcablesaretype
Cat5eorbetter.Aslowerswitch-orlowqualitycables–willdecreasetheoperational
performanceoftheES80.
1000BASE-T(alsoknownasIEEE802.3ab)isastandardforgigabitEthernetover
copperwiring.Each1000BASE-Tnetworksegmentcanbeamaximumlength
of100meters(330feet),andmustuseCategory5cableorbetter(includingCat
5eandCat6).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabit_Ethernet(January2016)
Relatedtopics
Systemdescription,page17
Systemdiagram,page20
Technicalspecications
Weightandoutlinedimensions,page477
Powerrequirements,page479
Environmentalrequirements,page481
Compasssafedistance,page483
SimradES80