10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User's Guide
♦ Store and forward switching scheme capability to support rate
adaptation and ensure data integrity.
♦ Auto-polarity detection for correction of incorrect polarity on the
receive twisted pair at each port.
♦ Data forwarding rate 148,800 pps per port at 100% of wire-speed for
100Mbps speed.
♦ Data forwarding rate 14,880 pps per port at 100% of wire-speed for
10Mbps speed.
♦ Data filtering rate eliminates all error packets, runts, etc. at 148,800
pps per port at 100% of wire-speed for 100Mbps speed.
♦ Data filtering rate eliminates all error packets, runts, etc. at 14,880
pps per port at 100% of wire-speed for 10Mbps speed.
♦ 1K active address entry table per device with self learning and table
aging.
♦ 1 MB packet buffer per eight ports.
♦ Optional IEEE802.3x flow control for full duplex and backpressure
flow control for half duplex.
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Introduction