Alcatel OmniStack OS-LS-6248, Getting Started Manual

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Introduction
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Features and Benefits
Connectivity
• 12/24/48 dual-speed ports for easy Fast Ethernet integration and for protection of
your investment in legacy LAN equipment.
• Auto-negotiation enables each RJ-45 port to automatically select the optimum
communication mode (half or full duplex) if this feature is supported by the attached
device; otherwise the port can be configured manually.
• Independent RJ-45 10/100BASE-T and RJ-45 10/100/1000BASE-T ports with
auto MDI/MDI-X pinout selection.
• Unshielded (UTP) cable supported on all RJ-45 ports: Category 3, 4 or 5 for
10 Mbps connections, Category 5 or 5e for 100 Mbps connections, and Category
5 or better for 1000 Mbps connections.
• IEEE 802.3 Ethernet, 802.3u Fast Ethernet, 802.3z and 802.3ab Fast Ethernet
compliance ensures compatibility with standards-based hubs, network cards and
switches from any vendor.
Expandability
• Supports 1000BASE-SX and 1000BASE-LX SFP transceivers.
Performance
• Transparent bridging
• Switching table with a total of 16K MAC address entries
• Provides store-and-forward switching
• Supports wire-speed switching
• Supports flow control, using back pressure for half duplex and IEEE 802.3x for full
duplex
• Broadcast storm control
• Desktop or rack-mountable
Management
• “At-a-glance” LEDs for easy troubleshooting
• Network management agent:
• Manages switch in-band or out-of-band
• Supports Telnet, SNMP/RMON and Web-based interface
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