ZyXEL Communications GS1100-16 - Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch; Features; Applications

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch
GS1100 Series User’s Guide
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Figure 1 Front Panel
1.2 Features
The following are the essential features of the Switch.
• Conforms to IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab and 802.3x standards.
• Auto-negotiating 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) RJ-45 ports.
• Auto-sensing crossover for all 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) RJ-45 ports.
• Supports N-Way protocol for speed (10/100/1000 Mbps) and duplex mode (Half/Full) auto-
detection.
• Supports store-and-forward switching.
• Supports automatic address learning.
• Supports IEEE 802.3az EEE
• Supports IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.3at PoE standards (only GS1100-8HP)
• Full wire speed forwarding rate.
• Supports 802.1p CoS.
• Embedded 8K MAC address table providing 8000 MAC addresses entries.
1.3 Applications
This section provides two network topology examples in which the Switch is used.
GS1100-8HP
GS1100-16
GS1100-24
GS1100-24E