Cabletron Systems SmartSTACK ELS100-8TXUF2, Installation And User Manual

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2 Product Overview ELS100-8TXUF2
- IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation for full/half duplex and 10/100
Mbps speed operation on all RJ-45 10/100 ports
- High performance store-and-forward switching
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Performance
Forwarding and Filtering:
- at 10 Mbps, 14,880 packets-per-second (64 byte packets)
- at 100 Mbps, 148,800 packets-per-second (64 byte packets)
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Traffic Management:
- Flow control per port: IEEE 802.3x frame-based for full duplex;
back-pressure for half duplex
- Broadcast throttling for broadcast storm control
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LED Indicators:
- 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet ports: Link, Speed, Collision
- System: Power
Front Panel
Figure 1-1 shows the front panel of the Cabletron ELS100-8TXUF2. Table
1-1 defines the ELS100-8TXUF2 front panel components.
Figure 1-1. ELS100-8TXUF2 Front Panel
Table 1-1. Front Panel Components
Name Function
10Base-T/100Base-TX
RJ-45 ports (Ports 1-8)* Copper port using RJ-45 port connectors. These ports
are wired MDI-X.
100Base-FX Fiber Ports
(Port 8)* Fiber ports using SC fiber connectors.
Ports LEDs Indicates Link, Speed and Collision information (see
Table 1-2 for details).
Power LED Lights steady green to indicate power is supplied to the
switch. Off indicates no power is supplied to the switch.
* When using Port 8, use the toggle switch on the front panel to select the RJ-45 con-
nector or fiber connector.
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