SMC Networks 6826MPE, Installation Manual

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F
EATURES AND
B
ENEFITS
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• Unshielded (UTP) cable supported on all RJ-45 ports: Category 3 or
better for 10 Mbps connections, Category 5 or better for 100 Mbps
connections, and Category 5, 5e or 6 for 1000 Mbps connections
• IEEE 802.3-2002 Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and flow
control compliance ensures compatibility with standards-based hubs,
network cards and switches from any vendor
• Provides stacking capability via high-speed USB ports with 2 Gbps
stacking bandwidth. Up to 8 units can be stacked together
Expandability
• Supports 1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX, and 1000BASE-LH SFP
transceivers
Performance
• Transparent bridging
• Aggregate duplex bandwidth of up to 8.8 Gbps
• Switching table with a total of 8K MAC address entries
• Store-and-Forward switching
• Wire-speed filtering and forwarding
• Supports flow control, using back pressure for half duplex and IEEE
802.3x for full duplex
• Head-of-Line blocking
• Broadcast storm control
• Stacking capability for up to eight units