Applications; Standalone Workgroup; Bridging - ZyXEL Communications ES1100-8P User Manual

• Link- on cable lengt h power saving and link- down po wer saving.
• I EEE 802.3az ( only ES1100- 16/ 24E/ 24)
• Loop det ect ion ( only ES1100- 16/ 24E/ 24)
• Jum bo fram e ( only ES1100- 16/ 24E/ 24)
• Em bedded MAC address t able providing MAC addresses ent ries ( ES1100- 16, ES1100- 16P ,
ES1100- 24 and ES1100- 24E provide 8K; ES1100- 8P provides 1K) .
Refer t o Chapt er 4 on page 23

1.3 Applications

This sect ion provides t wo net work t opology exam ples in which t he Swit ch is used.

1.3.1 Standalone Workgroup

I n t his applicat ion, t he Swit ch is an ideal solut ion for sm all net works where rapid growt h can be
expect ed in t he near fut ure.
The Swit ch can be used st andalone for a group of heavy t raffic users. You can connect com put ers
direct ly t o t he Swit ch's port or connect ot her swit ches t o t he Swit ch.
I n t his exam ple, all com put ers can share high- speed applicat ions on t he server. To expand t he
net work, sim ply add m ore net working devices such as swit ches, rout ers, com put ers, print servers
et c.
Figure 2 St andalone Workgroup Exam ple

1.3.2 Bridging

Wit h it s large address t able and high perform ance, t he Swit ch is an ideal solut ion for depart m ent
net works t o connect t o t he corporat e backbone or for connect ing net work segm ent s.
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