Introduction; Xstack Des-3800 Series; Switch Description - D-Link xStack DES-3800 Series User Manual

Introduction

xStack DES-3800 Series

Gigabit Ethernet Technology

Switch Description

Features
Ports
Front-Panel Components
Side Panel Description
Rear Panel Description
Gigabit Combo Ports
xStack DES-3800 Series
The DES-3800 switch series is a member of the D-Link xStack switch family. xStack is a complete family of stackable devices
that ranges from edge 10/100Mbps switches to core Gigabit switches. xStack provides unsurpassed performance, fault tolerance,
scalable flexibility, robust security, standard-based interoperability and an impressive support for 10 Gigabit technology to future-
proof departmental and enterprise network deployments with an easy migration path.
The following manual describes the installation, maintenance and configurations concerning members of the D-Link DES-3800
switch series, including the DES-3828, DES-3828P, DES-3828DC and the DES-3852. These four switches are identical in
configurations (except for PoE Functions on the DES-3828P) and very similar in basic hardware and consequentially, most of the
information in this manual will be universal to the total group of Switches. Corresponding screen pictures of the web manager
may be taken from any one of these switches but the configuration will be identical, except for varying port counts. For the
remainder of this document, we will refer to the DES-3800 as the switch in question for examples, configurations and
explanations.
Gigabit Ethernet Technology
Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet utilizing the same packet structure, format, and support for CSMA/CD
protocol, full duplex, flow control, and management objects, but with a tenfold increase in theoretical throughput over 100Mbps
Fast Ethernet and a one hundred-fold increase over 10Mbps Ethernet. Since it is compatible with all 10Mbps and 100Mbps Ether-
net environments, Gigabit Ethernet provides a straightforward upgrade without wasting a company's existing investment in
hardware, software, and trained personnel.
The increased speed and extra bandwidth offered by Gigabit Ethernet are essential to coping with the network bottlenecks that
frequently develop as computers and their busses get faster and more users using applications that generate more traffic.
Upgrading key components, such as your backbone and servers to Gigabit Ethernet can greatly improve network response times
as well as significantly speed up the traffic between your sub networks.
Gigabit Ethernet enables fast optical fiber connections to support video conferencing, complex imaging, and similar data-intensive
applications. Likewise, since data transfers occur 10 times faster than Fast Ethernet, servers outfitted with Gigabit Ethernet NIC's
are able to perform 10 times the number of operations in the same amount of time.
In addition, the phenomenal bandwidth delivered by Gigabit Ethernet is the most cost-effective method to take advantage of today
and tomorrow's rapidly improving switching and routing internetworking technologies.
Switch Description
The Switch is equipped with unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable ports providing dedicated 10 or 100 Mbps bandwidth. The
Switch has twenty-four 10/100BASE-TX ports for the DES-3828, DES-3828P and DES-3828DC, and forty-eight 10/100BASE-
TX ports for the DES-3852, all of which are Auto MDI-X/MDI-II convertible ports that can be used for uplinking to another
switch. These ports can be used for connecting PCs, printers, servers, hubs, routers, switches and other networking devices. The
dual speed ports use standard twisted-pair cabling and are ideal for segmenting networks into small, connected sub networks for
superior performance. Each 10/100 port can support up to 200 Mbps of throughput in full-duplex mode. In addition, the Switch
xStack DES-3800 Series Layer 3 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch
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