Getting Started; About The Switch 1000; Summary Of Features - 3Com 1000 User Manual

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About the Switch 1000

Part of 3Com's SuperStack
the Switch 1000 is designed to overcome the
common problem of insufficient bandwidth for
today's growing network applications, while provid-
ing low-cost, high performance networking with
little need for configuration. Use the Switch 1000 to
provide your users with greater bandwidth, faster
throughput and high speed links.
The SuperStack II Switch 1000 is a revision of the
LinkSwitch 1000.

Summary of Features

The Switch 1000 has the following features:
12 or 24 Ethernet 10BASE-T ports
Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX port
Plug-in Module slot (Asynchronous Transfer
Mode (ATM) and Fast Ethernet)
Transceiver Module slot (10Mbps Ethernet)
Support for up to 500 endstations, unlimited sta-
tions on backbone port
Four forwarding modes for packets
Intelligent Flow Management for congestion
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II range of products,
Full duplex on all fixed Ethernet and Fast Ethernet
ports, and Fast Ethernet Plug-in Module ports
Security
Resilient Links
Support for 16 Virtual LANs (VLANs)
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) per VLAN
PACE (Priority Access Control Enabled) for sup-
porting multimedia applications over Ethernet
3Com's SuperStack II architecture:
Connects to Redundant Power System
Integrated network management
19-inch rack or stand-alone mounting
SmartAgent support:
IP and IPX management over SNMP
RMON
Repeater and Bridge MIB
Broadcast storm control
Easy software upgrades
BOOTP for automatic IP address configuration
Local management