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Benefits
SMC’s TigerStack
™
hubs provide a powerful combination of
scalable bandwidth, network management, and configuration
options for building high-performance Ethernet networks.
These multi-segment, stackable, workgroup hubs feature unsur-
passed flexibility, allowing users to grow or modify their net-
works as their needs change.
Several models are available, with a variety of port densities
and a wide range of cabling options, to meet the needs of your
particular installation.
Stackable
A single TigerStack hub supporting a small workgroup can be
expanded to a stack of eight units with up to 224 ports. Since
the entire stack is still counted as one logical repeater (one of
the four repeater hops permitted between any pair of PCs),
TigerStack hubs make it easier to configure the network.
For additional flexibility, all models can be mixed in the same
stack, in any order or combination.
Segmentable
Each hub contains two or four repeater groups. These groups
can be isolated from the stack to form independent 10 Mbps
networks or collision domains. A fully configured stack of
eight hubs can be segmented into up to 32 collision domains.
Reducing the number of nodes on a LAN minimizes contention
for the network and boosts the available bandwidth.
Scalable
Repeater groups, once isolated, can be interconnected via LAN
switches. This TigerStack/switch combination allows band-
width to be scaled to workgroups that need it.
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