TP-Link TL-SG5412F User Manual

Chapter 6 VLAN
The traditional Ethernet is a data network communication technology based on CSMA/CD (Carrier
Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect) via shared communication medium. Through the
traditional Ethernet, the overfull hosts in LAN will result in serious collision, flooding broadcasts,
poor performance or even breakdown of the Internet. Though connecting the LANs through
switches can avoid the serious collision, the flooding broadcasts can not be prevented, which will
occupy plenty of bandwidth resources, causing potential serious security problems.
A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a network topology configured according to a logical
scheme rather than the physical layout. The VLAN technology is developed for switches to control
broadcast in LANs. By creating VLANs in a physical LAN, you can divide the LAN into multiple
logical LANs, each of which has a broadcast domain of its own. Hosts in the same VLAN
communicate with one another as if they are in a LAN. However, hosts in different VLANs cannot
communicate with one another directly. Therefore, broadcast packets are limited in a VLAN. Hosts
in the same VLAN communicate with one another via Ethernet whereas hosts in different VLANs
communicate with one another through the Internet devices such as Router, the Lay3 Switch and
etc. The following figure illustrates a VLAN implementation.
Figure 6-1 VLAN implementation
Compared with the traditional Ethernet, VLAN enjoys the following advantages.
（1） Broadcasts are confined to VLANs. This decreases bandwidth utilization and improves
network performance.
（2） Network security is improved. VLANs cannot communicate with one another directly. That
is, a host in a VLAN cannot access resources in another VLAN directly, unless routers or
Layer 3 switches are used.
（3） Network configuration workload for the host is reduced. VLAN can be used to group
specific hosts. When the physical position of a host changes within the range of the VLAN,
you need not change its network configuration.
A VLAN can span across multiple switches, or even routers. This enables hosts in a VLAN to be
dispersed in a looser way. That is, hosts in a VLAN can belong to different physical network
segment. This switch supports 802.1Q VLAN and Protocol VLAN. VLAN tags in the packets are
necessary for the switch to identify packets of different VLANs. The switch can analyze the
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TP-Link TL-SG5412F Specifications

General

MAC address table	8000 entries
Jumbo frames support	Yes
Maximum data transfer rate	1 Gbit/s
Supported data transfer rates	10, 100, 1000Mbps
Fan	0
Wi-Fi	No
Diagnostics	VCT
Management platform	SNMP, RMON, WEB/CLI/Telnet
Authentication method	802.1X, Radius
Packet transfer speed	17.99Mpps
Connectivity technology	Wired
Networking standards	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technology	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
DHCP features	DHCP client
Security algorithms	SSH, SSL/TLS
Switch type	Managed
Switch layer	L2
Console port	RJ-45
Fiber optic connector	SFP
SFP/SFP+ slots quantity	12
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	4
Fiber ethernet cabling technology	100BASE-FX
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Stackable	-
Form factor	1U
Certification	CE, FCC
Product color	Black
Compatible operating systems	Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7\\r MAC OS\\r NetWare\\r UNIX\\r Linux
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	260 mm
Width	440 mm
Height	44 mm