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EATURES
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ENEFITS
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Features and Benefits
Connectivity
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24 dual-speed ports for 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet connections
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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
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Independent RJ-45 ports with support for automatic MDI/MDI-X
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Unshielded (UTP) cable supported on all RJ-45 ports: Category 3 or
better for 10 Mbps connections and Category 5 or better for 100 Mbps
connections
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IEEE 802.3 Ethernet and 802.3u Fast Ethernet compliance ensures
compatibility with standards-based hubs, network cards and switches
from any vendor
Expandability
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Optional single-port 1000BASE-T Gigabit module
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Optional single-port 100BASE-FX multimode and single-mode
modules
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Optional single-port 1000BASE-X GBIC module that supports a
single-port 1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX, or 1000BASE-ZX GBIC
transceiver.
Performance
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Transparent bridging
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Aggregate bandwidth up to 8.8 Gbps
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Switching Table with 8K MAC address entries
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