Dimension GS-1008/GS-1016 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Product Specifications
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Appendix A
Product Specifications
This section provides the specifications of the switch.
GENERAL
Standards
IEEE802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet (twisted-pair copper)
ANSI/IEEE802.3 Auto-negotiation
IEEE802.3x Flow Control
IEEE802.3ab 1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet
Interface
1000BASE-T Ethernet ports (GS-1008: 8, GS-1016:16)
Media Interface Exchange
All ports auto-sensing (auto MDI-/MDI-X)
Data Transfer Rate
Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps (half duplex)/200Mbps (full duplex)
Gigabit Ethernet: 2000Mbps(full duplex)
Network Cables
100BASE-T: UTP Cat.5 (100 m max.) EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm
STP (100m max.)
1000Base-T: 4-pair UTP/STP Cat. 5 cable EIA/TIA-568 100-
ohm (100m)
PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Back plane
Non-blocking full wire speed data rates
GS-1008: 16Gbps, GS-1016 32Gbps
Packet Forwarding Rate
148800PPS for 100BASE-TX
1488000PPS for 1000BASE-T
Switching Method
Store-and-forward
MAC Address Table (Auto-
learning)
GS-1008: 8K entries
GS-1016: 4K entries
Data Buffer
GS-1008: 256KB, GS-1016: 272KB
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Weight
Main switch: GS-1008: 2.9Kg, GS-1016: 3.0Kg