LevelOne GES-1651 - Manual (Page 11)

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Chapter 2 Introduction
Thanks for choosing the GES-1651 16 GE with 2 Shared SFP Web Smart Switch!
2.1 Overview of the Switch
Designed for workgroups and departments, GES-1651 provides wire-speed performance and full
set of layer 2 management features. It provides a variety of service features and multiple powerful
functions with high security.
The EIA-standardized framework and smart configuration capacity can provide flexible solutions
for a variable scale of networks. QoS and IGMP snooping/filtering optimize voice and video
application. Link aggregation increases aggregated bandwidth, optimizing the transport of
business critical data. SNMP, RMON, WEB/Telnet Log-in bring abundant management policies.
GES-1651 switch integrates multiple functions with excellent performance, and is friendly to
manage, which can fully meet the need of the users demanding higher networking performance.
2.2 Main Features
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Resiliency and Availability
+ IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree provides high link availability in multiple VLAN
environments.
+ Multicast snooping automatically prevents flooding of IP multicast traffic.
+ Root Guard protects root bridge from malicious attack or configuration mistakes
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Layer 2 Switching
+ Supports up to 512 VLANs simultaneously (out of 4K VLAN IDs).

Quality of Service
+ Supports L2/L3 granular CoS with 4 priority queues per port.
+ Rate limiting confines the traffic flow accurately according to the preset value.
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Manageability
+ Supports Telnet, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, RMON and web access.
+ Port Mirroring enables monitoring selected ingress/egress traffic.
2.3 Appearance Description
2.3.1 Front Panel
Figure 2-1 Front Panel
The following parts are located on the front panel of the switch:
 LEDs
Name Status Indication