PLANET FGSW-2402S - Manual (Page 34)

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makes the switch attractive for connecting 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. A 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.
4.5 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 and 1000Base-SX can only
connected in Full-duplex mode.