Features

8 10/100/1000Mbps auto-negotiated RJ45 ports

Supports IEEE 802.3x flow control for Full Duplex mode and backpressure for Half Duplex mode

4K entry MAC address table and automatic address learning

Auto-MDI/MDIX eliminates the need for crossover cables

Store- and-Forward Switching scheme

Performs non-blocking full wired speed

Why are Gigabit Ethernet switches important?

Gigabit Ethernet switches are the foundation to most LANs today. Introduced in 1998 as part of the IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet standard, gigabit switches were first used as core switches in larger 3-tier LANs. Since then, as more devices connect to more apps, and download more bandwidth-intensive content like video, the network connecting them has had to provide more bandwidth from edge to core.

Access layer switches that had typically provided Fast Ethernet speeds (10–100 Mbps) to end devices or Wi-Fi access points now support 1 Gbps and above. This requires speeds in the distribution layer and core switches to also increase, from 1G/10G to 25G/50G at the distribution layer, and from 10G/40G to 50G/100G and beyond at the core.

What is Ethernet?

Ethernet is the digital communications protocol that is the basis of nearly all shared networks, including the internet, by providing a set of rules that govern how data can be packaged and transmitted between multiple users without collision.

Ethernet is based on standards maintained by the IEEE and uses the Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) protocol to define when to transmit, and what is to happen if a collision is detected, as well as endpoint addressing, transmission speeds, and media.