Planet Technology GSW-1601 - Manual (Page 7)


2. INSTALLATION
This section describes the functionalities of the Gigabit Ethernet Switch’s
components and guides how to install it on the desktop. Basic knowledge of
networking is assumed. Please read this chapter completely before continuing.
2.1 Product Description
The PLANET Gigabit Ethernet Switch is 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Switch
with 16/24 ports respectively, and non-blocking wire-speed performance. With
a 32/48Gbps internal switching fabric, the Gigabit Ethernet Switch can handle
extremely large amounts of data in a secure topology linking to a backbone or
high capacity servers.
The Gigabit Ethernet Switch has 8K MAC Address table. The Gigabit Ethernet
Switch offers wire-speed packets transfer performance without risk of packet loss.
The high data throughput of Gigabit Ethernet Switch makes it ideal for most Gigabit
environments, especially while network upgrades to a Gigabit environment.
All RJ-45 copper interfaces support 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation for optimal
speed detection through RJ-45 Category 6, 5 or 5e cables. Support standard for
Auto-MDI/MDI-X that can detect the type of connection to any Ethernet device
without requiring special straight or crossover cables.
The Flow Control function allows your Gigabit Ethernet Switch supported routers
and Servers to directly connect to this Switch for fast, reliable data transfer.
2.1.1 Product Overview
The PLANET Gigabit Ethernet Switch with 16/24 RJ-45 10/100/1000Mbps ports for
high-speed network connectivity. The Gigabit Ethernet Switch can also automatically
identify and determine the correct transmission speed and half/full duplex mode
of the attached devices with its 16/24 ports. The Gigabit port with jumbo frame
feature supported, can handle extremely large amounts of data transmission in a
secure topology linking to a backbone or high-power servers.
The Gigabit Ethernet Switch also supports Store-and-Forward forwarding scheme
to ensure low latency and high data integrity, eliminates unnecessary traffic and
relieves congestion on critical network paths. With an intelligent address recognition
algorithm, the Gigabit Ethernet Switch could recognize up to 8K different MAC
address and enables filtering and forwarding at full wire speed.