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A
BOUT
THE
T
IGER
S
WITCH
10G
1-2
Switch Architecture
The SMC8708L2 switch employs a wire-speed, non-blocking switching
fabric. This permits simultaneous wire-speed transport of multiple packets
at low latency on all ports. The switch also features full-duplex capability
on all ports, which effectively doubles the bandwidth of each connection.
This switch uses store-and-forward switching to ensure maximum data
integrity. With store-and-forward switching, the entire packet must be
received into a buffer and checked for validity before being forwarded.
This prevents errors from being propagated throughout the network.
Network Management Options
This SMC8708L2 switch contains a comprehensive array of LEDs for
“at-a-glance” monitoring of network and port status. It also includes a
management agent that allows you to configure or monitor the switch
using its embedded management software, or via SNMP applications. To
manage the switch, you can make a direct connection to the RS-232
console port (out-of-band), or you can manage the switch through a
network connection (in-band) using Telnet, the on-board Web agent, or
SNMP-based network management software.
Description of Hardware
10GBASE Slots
These slots support all standard 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10G) XFP
transceivers. All 10GBASE transceivers operate at 10 Gbps full duplex.
Summary of Contents for 8708L2
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