INSTALLATION GUIDE AND
OPERATING MANUAL
ProSwitch
-Quad Series
Modular Ethernet Fiber and Copper Switching
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ProSwitch Quad-Series Fiber Switches
Installation and User Guide
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1.0 SPECIFICATIONS
1.1 Technical
Specifications
Performance
Aggregate Filtering Rate:
2,380,800 frames/sec for 16 100Mbps ports
(for
ProSwitch-QS5116)
(all ports are wire speed)
1,190,400 frames/sec for 8 100Mbps ports
(for ProSwitch-QS580 & -QS5108)
Aggregate Forwarding Rate:
(for ProSwitch QS Fast Ethernet ports)
(all ports are wire speed)
1,190,400 frames per second, 16-port units
595,200 frames per second, 8-port units
Data Rate:
10Mbps and 100Mbps
Address Table Capacity:
24K node addresses, self-learning (12K on 8-port models), with
address aging
Packet buffer size :
8 MB dynamic (4MB for 8-port)
Latency:
5
µ
s + packet time (100 to 100Mbps)
15
µ
s + packet time (10 to 10Mbps, and 10 to 100Mbps)
Network Standards
Ethernet V1.0/V2.0 IEEE 802.3: 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u: 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-FX
Maximum 10Mbps Ethernet Segment Lengths
Unshielded twisted pair
100 m (328 ft)
Shielded twisted pair
150 m (492 ft)
10BASE-FL multimode fiber optic
2 km (6,562 ft)
10BASE-FL singlemode fiber optic
10 km (32,810 ft)
Maximum Standard Fast Ethernet Segment Lengths:
10BASE-T (CAT 3, 4, 5 UTP)
100 m (328 ft)
100BASE-TX (CAT 5 UTP)
100 m (328 ft)
Shielded twisted pair
150 m (492 ft)
100BASE-FX, half-duplex, multimode
412 m (1350 ft)
100BASE-FX, full duplex, multimode
2.0 km (6,562 ft)
100BASE-SX, short wavelength HDX m.m.
300 m ( 935 ft)
100BASE-FX, half-duplex, singlemode
412 m (1350 ft)
100BASE-FX, full duplex, singlemode
15.0 km (49,215 ft)
Connectors for copper wiring
Twisted Pair at 10/100Mbps: RJ45 shielded, female, front mounted
(for ProSwitch Quad-Series Fast Ethernet copper ports, use Cat 5 cable)
Fiber Multimode connector types:
Fiber Port, SC-type (snap-in): Fiber optic multimode, 100BASE-FX
Fiber Port, ST-type (twist-lock): Fiber optic multimode, 100BASE-FX
Fiber Port, MTRJ-type (plug-in): Fiber optic multimode, 100BASE-FX
Fiber Port, VF45-type (plug-in): Fiber optic multimode, 100BASE-FX
Fiber Port, ST-type (twist-lock): Fiber optic multimode, 10ASE-FL
Fiber Singlemode connector types:
Fiber Port, SC-type: Fiber optic singlemode, 100BASE-FX
Manual switch-selections and jumpers
Up-link Push-button: Crossover sw for one RJ45 port per QPM-xxx
Fiber default: Full duplex (Internal jumpers may select HDX mode)
