10/100 NWay Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
2 Introduction
Performance features
♦ Sixteen high-performance 10/100Mbps NWay ports; all ports
can auto-negotiate for full- or half-duplex operation
♦ Uplink (MDI-II) port for straight-through connection to another
switch, hub or repeater
♦ Full wire-speed forwarding for 100Mbps Fast Ethernet
(148,800 pps) and 10Mbps Ethernet (14,880 pps) on all ports
♦ High-performance 2M SGRAM packet buffer
♦ Up to 8K MAC address table
♦ IEEE 802.3x-compliant flow control for full duplex mode
♦ Back-pressure control for half duplex mode
♦ Store-and-forward packet switching supports rate
adaptation and ensures data integrity
♦ A full complement of LED status indicators