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checking before transmission. Therefore, no error packets will occur. It
is the best choice when a network needs efficiency and stability.
The Industrial Gigabit Ethernet Switch scans the destination address
from the packet-header, searches the routing table provided for
the incoming port and forwards the packet, only if required. The
fast forwarding makes the switch attractive for connecting servers
directly to the network, thereby increasing throughput and availability.
However, the switch is most commonly used for segment existing
in hub, which nearly always improves overall performance. An
Ethernet Switching can be easily configured in any Ethernet network
environment to significantly boost bandwidth using conventional cabling
and adapters.
Due to the learning function of the Industrial Gigabit Ethernet Switch,
the source address and corresponding port number of each incoming
and outgoing packet is stored in a routing table. This information is
subsequently used to filter packets whose destination address is on the
same segment as the source address. This confines network traffic to
its respective domain, reducing the overall load on the network.
The Industrial Gigabit Ethernet Switch performs
“Store and
Forward"
; therefore, no error packets occur. More reliably, it reduces
the re-transmission rate. No packet loss will occur.
4.5 Auto-Negotiation
The STP ports on the Industrial Gigabit Ethernet Switch have a built-in
“Auto-negotiation”
. This technology automatically sets the best
possible bandwidth when a connection is established with another
network device (usually at Power On or Reset). This is done by
detecting the modes and speeds at the second of both devices. Both
10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX devices can be connected with the port in
either half- or full-duplex mode. 1000BASE-T can be only connected in
full-duplex mode.
