HIP-Series HDMI over IP Extenders
11
Choosing a Network Switch
This section provides various general and specific recommendations for switches to use with
HIP-Series. However, there is no substitute for testing in real world situations. If you are in
doubt about which network switch to use, the safest approach is to select one from the list
of recommended switches below.
The Basics In general, the network switches deployed in HIP-Series installation must support
the following:
• Gigabit (or faster) Ethernet port
• VLAN tagging
• Multicast forwarding or filtering
• IGMP v2 Snooping (multicast)
• Support for jumbo frames (packets) up to 9216-byte size
• IGMP Snooping
• IGMP Querier
• IGMP Snooping Fast-Leave
• High bandwidth connection between switches
