EDS-405 User’s Manual
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The 100 Mbps fiber ports are switched ports and perform as a domain. They
provide a high bandwidth backbone connection that supports long fiber cable
distances for installation versatility.
Dual Speed Functionality and Switching
EDS-405’s 10/100 Mbps switched RJ45 port auto negotiates with the connected
device for the fastest data transmission rate supported by both devices. All
models of EDS-405 Series are plug-and-play devices, so that software
configuration is not required at installation, or during maintenance.
Switching, Filtering, and Forwarding
Each time a packet arrives at one of the switched ports, a decision is made to
either filter or forward the packet. Packets with source and destination addresses
belonging to the same port segment will be filtered, constraining those packets to
one port, and relieving the rest of the network from the need to process them. A
packet with destination address on another port segment will be forwarded to the
appropriate port, and will not be sent to the other ports where it is not needed.
Packets that are used to maintain the operation of the network (such as the
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