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servers directly to the network, thereby increasing throughput and availability.
However, the Switch is most commonly used to segment existing hubs, which
nearly always improves overall performance. An Ethernet Switching can be easily
configured in any Ethernet network environment to significantly boost bandwidth
using conventional cabling and adapters.
Due to the learning function of the Ethernet Switching, the source address and
corresponding port number of each incoming and outgoing packet are stored in
a routing table. This information is subsequently used to filter packets whose
destination address is on the same segment as the source address. This confines
network traffic to its respective domain, reducing the overall load on the network.
The Switch performs “Store and Forward" therefore, no error packets occur. More
reliably, it reduces the re-transmission rate. No packet loss will occur.
3.5 Auto-Negotiation
The STP ports on the Switch have built-in “Auto-negotiation”. This technology
automatically sets the best possible bandwidth when a connection is established
with another network device (usually at Power On or Reset). This is done by detect
the modes and speeds at the second of both device is connected and capable of,
both 10Base-T and 100Base-TX devices can connect with the port in either Half- or
Full-Duplex mode. 1000Base-T can be only connected in Full-duplex mode.