Black Box TotalSwitch Series, Installation Manual And Users Reference Manual

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Chapter 1
Introduction
TotalSwitch 6 10-Mbps Modules ™ are IEEE 802.3 multi-port
switchs that provide eight 10Base-T (Half- or Full-Duplex), four
10Base-2 (Half-Duplex), four 10Base-FL (Half- or Full-Duplex) or four
10Base-T (Half- or Full-Duplex) and two 10Base-FL (Half- or Full-
Duplex) switched segments.
TotalSwitch 6 10-Mbps Modules use non-blocking switching
architecture, provide wire speed switching (14,880 pps) for each
segment and ensure extremely low latency.
Each TotalSwitch 6 10-Mbps Module features Store-and-Forward
switching, a self-learning mechanism with advanced address
recognition that holds eight thousand addresses and includes a 1MB
packet buffer for high performance.
About TotalSwitch 6 10-Mbps Modules
TotalSwitch 6 10-Mbps Modules are
designed to be installed in any TotalSwitch
6 ™ or Modular Concentrator ™ hub .
Figure 1.1 TotalSwitch 6 TP/8 Module
The following versions of TotalSwitch 6 10-Mbps Modules are
available:
TotalSwitch 6 10-Mbps Module, TP/8 — (LB6010-TP8)
includes eight RJ-45 connectors; Half- or Full-Duplex
on each port
TotalSwitch 6 10-Mbps Module, BNC/4 — (LB6010-BNC4)
includes four BNC connectors; Half-Duplex
TotalSwitch 6 10-Mbps Module, FO/4 — includes four pair ST
(LB6011-FO) or SC (LB6011-FOSC) connectors; 850
nm multi-mode; Half- or Full-Duplex on each port
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