Standards
• IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet (twisted-pair copper)
• IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet (twisted-pair copper)
• ANSI/IEEE 802.3 NWay auto-negotiation
• IEEE 802.3x Flow Control
• IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-X(fiber-optic)
• IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (twisted-pair copper)
Number of Ports
• 24 10/100 Mbps ports
• 2 10/100/1000Mbps
Data Transfer Rates
• Ethernet
• 10Mbps (half-duplex)
• 20Mbps (full-duplex
• Fast Ethernet
• 100Mbps (half-duplex)
• 200Mbps (full-duplex)
Gigabit Ethernet:
• 2000Mbps (full duplex)
Swithing Fabric
• Non-blocking
• 8.8 Gbps
Network Cables
• 10BASE-T:
- UTP CAT 3/4/5/5e (100 m max.)
- EIA/TIA-586 100-ohm STP (100 m max)
• 100BASE-TX
- UTP CAT 5/5e (100 m max.)
- EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 m max)
• 1000BASE-X(fiber-optic)
- Single-mode and multi-mode fiber
Media Interface Exchange
• Auto MDI/MDI-X for each port
Transmission Method
• Store-and-forward
MAC Address Table
• 8K entries per device
MAC Address Learning
• Automatic update
Packet Filtering /Forwarding Rates
• 10BASE-T: 14,880 pps per port (half-duplex)
• 100BASE-TX: 148,810 pps per port (half-duplex)
• Gigabit Ethernet: 1,488,100 pps per port
RAM Buffer
• 512K Bytes
Topology
• Star
Status/Diagnostic LEDs
• Per device:
- Power
• Per port:
- Link/Activity
- 100Mbps speed (10/100Mbps ports)
- 100Mbps, 1000Mbps speeds (10/100/1000 Mbps