Planet FSD-2405 [6/18] Product overview

2. INSTALLATION

This section describes the functionalities of the Fast 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 Fast Ethernet Switch is 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch with

16/24 ports respectively, cost-effective; the Fast Ethernet Switch can handle

extremely large amounts of data in a secure topology linking to a backbone or

high capacity servers. The Fast Ethernet Switch has 8K MAC Address table

and provides 1.25Mbit buffer memory. The Fast Ethernet Switch offers wire-

speed packets transfer performance without risk of packet loss. The high

data throughput of the Fast Ethernet Switch makes it ideal for most Fast

environments, especially while network upgrades to a Fast environment.

All RJ-45 copper interfaces support 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation for optimal

speed detection through RJ-45 Category 5 or 3 cables. Support is 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 Fast Ethernet Switch supported routers

and servers to directly connect to this Switch for fast, reliable data transfer.

2.1.1 Product Overview

The PLANET Fast Ethernet Switch with 16/24 RJ-45 10/100Mbps ports

for high-speed network connectivity. The Fast 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 Fast Ethernet Switch also supports Store-and-Forward forwarding

scheme to ensure low latency and high data integrity, eliminates unnecessary

trafc and relieves congestion on critical network paths. With an intelligent

address recognition algorithm, the Fast Ethernet Switch could recognize up

to 8K different MAC address and enables ltering and forwarding at full wire

speed.