Optimizing Configuration; Prior To Installation; Half- And Full-Duplex - Planet FNSW-1601 Instruction Manual

4 OPTIMIZING CONFIGURATION

4.1 Prior to Installation

Before installing the NOVASwitch models and connecting
network devices, it is important to plan the new network layout.
Consider:
● Dedicated
high-traffic hardware can improve if they have their own
direct connection with dedicated 10 or 100Mbps
bandwidth.
● Full-Duplex: Determine which devices would benefit
from a Full Duplex connection and check that they
support it.
● Fast Ethernet: 100Base-TX and 100Base-FX have
different rules for cable and distance. Make sure these
are followed.
● Auto-Negotiation: Devices with different speeds may
be easily swapped when the other end of the cable is
fixed to a port with auto-negotiation.

4.2 Half- and Full-Duplex

The NOVASwitch support both Half- and Full-Duplex modes for
10Base-T and 100Base-TX. Half-Duplex mode is the traditional
data transfer mode: one station sends data while other devices
wait for the first to finish.
Full-Duplex is the simultaneous transmission and receiving of
data. It is only possible between two devices with a dedicated
link (e.g., switch-to-switch, switch-to-PC). Both of the devices
must be capable of, and set to, Full-Duplex
100Base-TX ports use auto-negotiation to detect and set the
line's operating mode.
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