Black Box LE14XXA Switch User Manual


 
Black Box Modular Switch
Installation and User Guide (08/99)
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1. SPECIFICATIONS
1.1 Technical Specifications
Performance
Aggregate Filtering Rate: 2,380,800 frames/sec for 16 100Mbps ports
(for LE1416A)
(all ports are wire speed) 1,190,400 frames/sec for 8 100Mbps ports
(for LE1401A & LE1408A)
Aggregate Forwarding Rate: (for Modular Switch Fast Ethernet ports)
(all ports are wire speed) 1,190,400 frames per second, 16-port units
595,200 frames per second, 8-port units
Data Rate: 10 Mbps and 100Mbps
Address Table Capacity: 24K node addresses (12K on 8-port
models), with address aging
Packet buffer Size : 8 MB dynamic (4MB for 8-port)
Latency: 5 µs + packet time (100 to 100Mbps)
15 µs + packet time (10 to 10 Mbps, and 10 to 100Mbps)
Network Standards
Ethernet V1.0/V2.0 IEEE 802.3: 10BASE-T,
IEEE 802.3u: 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-FX
Maximum 10 Mbps Ethernet Segment Lengths
Unshielded twisted pair - 100 m (328 ft)
Shielded twisted pair - 150 m (492 ft)
10BASE-FL multi-mode fiber optic - 2 km (6,562 ft)
10BASE-FL single-mode fiber optic - 10 km (32,810 ft)
Maximum Standard Fast Ethernet Segment Lengths:
10BASE-T (CAT 3, 4, 5 UTP) - 100 m (328 ft)
100BASE-TX (CAT 5 UTP) - 100 m (328 ft)
Shielded twisted pair - 150 m (492 ft)
100BASE-FX, half-duplex, multi-mode - 412 m (1350 ft)
100BASE-FX, full-duplex, multi-mode - 2.0 km (6,562 ft)
100BASE-SX, short wavelength HDX m.m. - 300 m ( 935 ft)
100BASE-FX, half-duplex, single-mode - 412 m (1350 ft)
100BASE-FX, full-duplex, single-mode - 15.0 km (49,215 ft)
Connectors for copper wiring
Twisted Pair at 10/100Mb: RJ-45 shielded, female, front mounted
(for LE14XXA-Series Fast Ethernet copper ports, use Cat 5 cable)
Fiber Multi-mode connector types:
Fiber Port, SC-type (snap-in): Fiber optic multi-mode, 100BASE-FX
Fiber Port, ST-type (twist-lock): Fiber optic multi-mode, 100BASE-FX