Bay Technical Associates BayStack 304 - Manual (Page 25)

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Chapter 1
Introduction to the BayStack 303 and 304
Ethernet Switches
This chapter introduces the BayStack 303 and 304 Ethernet Switches and covers
the following topics:
• Summary of key features
• Physical description
Features
The BayStack 303 and 304 Ethernet Switches are members of the Bay Networks
BayStack family of high-performance Ethernet solutions. Both BayStack 303 and
304 switches have built-in management software and power-up diagnostics that
allow the switch to begin Ethernet frame switching functions immediately. These
BayStack switches provide switch connectivity between 802.3 Ethernet device
running any network protocols.
The BayStack 303 and 304 switches have 10 Mb/s ports, autonegotiating
10/100 Mb/s ports, and a 100 Mb/s media adapter (MDA) slot for either a
10/100BASE-TX or a 100BASE-FX fiber port connection.
The 10BASE-T port density of the BayStack 303 switch is ideal for low-cost
performance-enhancing segmentation within the wiring closet, and the higher port
density of the BayStack 304 switch allows the extension of dedicated switching to
power desktop users. The 100 Mb/s ports provide a high-throughput connection to
a backbone or server and can be configured to operate in either half- or full-duplex
data transfer mode. The 100BASE-T ports can also be used to provide a link
between traditional 10BASE-T networks and the faster 100BASE-T networks.
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