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Features and Benefits
The features and benefits of the PowerConnect 6024 and 6024F are shown
in the following table.
Table 2
Features, Functions and Benefits of the PowerConnect 6000 Series
Feature Function Benefit
Total Switching Capacity Enables full wire-speed
switching across all ports,
including Gigabit Ethernet
ports/slots.
Can maximize the available
bandwidth of your network.
Maximum Forwarding Rate Enables wire-speed switching
and routing across all ports,
including Gigabit Ethernet ports
and SFP slots.
Helps take full advantage of the
speed of the devices
connected to the switch.
Built-in Copper Gigabit
Ethernet Ports
Provides up to 10-times higher
bandwidth than Fast Ethernet
ports.
Helps eliminate performance
bottleneck at critical traffic
aggregation points; can use
Gigabit Ethernet with standard
Cat5 cabling, but Cat5e cabling
is recommended.
Fiber-Capable Gigabit
Ethernet Ports
Accommodates various types of
fiber interface modules (e.g.,
1000SX, 1000LX; modules sold
separately).
Flexibility to use fiber media if
large distances have to be
covered by the network.
High Availability Delivers high availability with
redundant hot-swappable power
supplies, cooling fans and
VRRP protocol.
Provides additional reliability
for mission critical networks
while helping to save money
when compared to deploying
external redundant power
supplies.
MAC Address Table Stores MAC addresses in
internal memory.
Provides lower-latency
forwarding of data to a
maximum of 14,000 MAC
addresses stored in memory.
MAC-Based Port Security Port locking feature. Network security based on
MAC addresses associated on
a specific port of the switch.
Access Control List (ACL) Up to 1024 ACLs supported in
the system. ACLs are
comprised of Access Control
Elements (ACE). Up to 1024
ACEs are supported in the
system. ACLs can be either IP-
based or MAC-based.
Provides added security to the
switch, and also serves as a
basis for Quality of Service
mechanisms.
RIP RIP allows routers to exchange
routing table information.
Perhaps the easiest routing
protocol to install and manage,
RIP provides simple LAN