System Features And Benefits; System Management - 3Com SuperStack II 3900 Getting Started Manual

System Features and Benefits

The Switch 3900 is part of 3Com's SuperStack family.
To combine technologies as your network grows,
install the Switch 3900 in a SuperStack network.
Some key features of the Switch 3900 system:
High-density Gigabit Ethernet and Fast Ethernet
configurations
The Switch 3900 has 24 or 36 Fast Ethernet ports
on the front panel and up to three Gigabit
Ethernet links on the back panel.
Autonegotiation support
The Switch 3900 supports 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
and full-duplex and half-duplex autonegotiation
on all front panel ports.
Multiple-link trunking for Gigabit Ethernet and
Fast Ethernet links
You can choose the performance level of links
between switches, even scaling beyond one
Gigabit.
System Features and Benefits
Trunking links, Spanning Tree, and Advanced
Redundant Power System (RPS) support
The Switch 3900 protects against cable and
equipment failures with Spanning Tree Protocol
and trunking links. The optional RPS protects
against power interruptions for fault-tolerant
networks.
Resilient Links
Resilient links protect your network against an
individual link or device failure by providing a
secondary backup link that is inactive until needed.
Manageability
The Switch 3900 provides full support for VLANs
and RMON Version 1, as well as a roving analysis
port through SNMP management.

System Management

Switch 3900 systems include integrated management
to provide fault tolerance and maximum network
availability. This management is accessible in these
ways:
Switch 3900 Administration Console
Standard network management applications based
on SNMP, such as 3Com's Transcend
Control Services, Sun's SunNet Manager, HP
OpenView, and IBM's NetView AIX applications
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