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WITCH
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VERVIEW
This chapter describes the following:
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Switch 9100 features
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How to use the Switch 9100 in your network configuration
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Switch 9100 front view
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Switch 9100 rear view
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Factory default settings
About the
Switch 9100
Network managers are currently faced with the challenge of creating
networks that can provide high-speed and high performance to serve the
needs of today’s network users.
Part of the 3Com SuperStack
®
II range of products, the Switch 9100
provides switching between six 100/1000BASE-TX ports and two
1000BASE-SX ports.
Summary of
Features
The Switch 9100 has the following features:
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Six autosensing 100/1000BASE-TX ports and two 1000BASE-SX ports
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Support for 128K addresses in the switch forwarding database
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Fully nonblocking operation
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All ports transmit and receive packets at wire speed
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Full-duplex operation
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4Mb packet memory
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Virtual LANs (VLANs)
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Support for 256 VLANs
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Support for IEEE 802.1Q tagging