ZyXEL Communications GS1200 SERIES - Applications; Bridging Application

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch
GS1200 Series User’s Guide
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Bandwidth control allows you to set the maximum bandwidth allowed on a port.
1.2 Applications
This section shows a few examples of using the Switch in various network environments.
1.2.1 Bridging Application
In this example the Switch connects different company departments (RD and Sales) to the corporate
backbone. It can alleviate bandwidth contention and eliminate server and network bottlenecks. All
users that need high bandwidth can connect to high-speed department servers via the Switch.
Figure 1 Bridging Application
PoE Feature – IEEE 802.3 af PoE
IEEE 802.3at High
Power over
Ethernet (PoE)
– IEEE 802.3 af PoE
IEEE 802.3at High
Power over
Ethernet (PoE)
PoE Maximum Power – 60 W PoE power
budget
– 60 W PoE power
budget
Power ON/OFF Switch – v – v
802.1p QoS and Port-Based QoS v v v v
IGMP Snooping v1/v2 and v3
Compatible
vvvv
Broadcast Storm Control v v v v
Port Isolation v v v v
Bandwidth Control – – v v
Management VLAN v v v v
Firmware Upgrade v v v v
Configuration Restore and
Backup
vvvv
Table 1 GS1200 Series Comparison Table (continued)
MODEL GS1200-5 GS1200-5HP V2 GS1200-8 GS1200-8HP V2