With these switches, you can create high-speed connections to a server or network
backbone. For example, you can do the following:
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Connect switches to each other with high-speed links
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Link to high-speed servers
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Provide 10G/1G/100M copper and 10G/1G fiber connectivity
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Connect up to eight switches in a stack to create a high-port-capacity solution with
a single point of administration
The switch can be freestanding, stacked with other switches, or rack-mounted in a wiring
closet or equipment room. The switch is IEEE compliant and offers low latency for
high-speed networking. All ports can automatically negotiate to the highest speed,
which makes the switch also suitable for environments with a mix of Ethernet, Fast
Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10-Gigabit Ethernet devices. For 10 and 100 Mbps
speeds, the ports can operate in half-duplex or full-duplex mode. For 1G and 10G
speeds, the ports always operate in full-duplex mode. For certain models, some
limitations exist for half-duplex mode (see RJ-45 ports, including 10GBASE-T RJ-45
ports on page 40).
Hardware features
The switch includes the following key hardware features:
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Traffic ports in various configurations:
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Full 10G models:
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Eight, twelve, or twenty-four independent 10GBASE-T autosensing ports and
eight, twelve, or twenty-four independent 10GBASE-X SFP+ ports
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Sixteen independent 10GBASE-T
PoE+
autosensing ports
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1G/10G models with 10G uplinks:
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Twenty-four or forty-eight 1000BASE-T autosensing ports, two dedicated
10GBASE-T ports, and two dedicated 10GBASE-X SFP+ ports
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Twenty-four or forty-eight 1000BASE-T
PoE+
autosensing ports, two dedicated
10GBASE-T ports, and two dedicated 10GBASE-X SFP+ ports
Hardware Installation Guide
8
Introduction
M4300 Intelligent Edge Series Fully Managed Stackable Switches
