MS 104/5
ML46758, Rev. 01
June 2002
Overview
General
MS 104/5 are members of a families of mixed media Ethernet switches.
Models
The models in each family are described in
Appendix A: Models
.
Applications
Figure 1: Applications of the MS 104 and MS 105
Features
Available
•
Domain-per-Port
– Partitioning of networks connected to ports into
separate collision domains.
•
Store-&-Forward
– Performance of packet CRC and legal size check
prior to resolving whether it is a runt, jabber, or CRC error packet and
discarding it if it is so.
•
Auto-Negotation
(or Auto-Sensing) – Automatic self reconfiguration
capability of the 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX switching ports to operate
optimally, i.e., at 100 Mbps speed (rather than at 10 Mbps) and in
full-duplex mode (rather than in half-duplex mode) if the co-port
1
too has
auto-negotation capability. Auto-negotation can be activated or de-
activated for each port individually.
•
Wire-Speed Operation
– Transmission and reception of packets by all
ports at full link speed with zero packet loss.
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Co-port is another port which receives from or forwards to an MS 104/5 port.
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