Getting Started; About The Switch 3000 Tx; Summary Of Features - 3Com SuperStack II 3000 TX User Manual

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About the Switch 3000 TX

Switching is currently a leading option for increasing
performance by providing high speed backbone
links and eliminating server bottlenecks. Part of the
®
3Com SuperStack
3000 TX provides simple, low cost and high perfor-
mance switched connections to Fast Ethernet net-
works.
The SuperStack II Switch 3000 TX is a revision of the
LinkSwitch 3000 TP.

Summary of Features

The Switch 3000 TX has the following features:
Eight 100BASE-TX ports
Plug-in Module slot (Asynchronous Transfer
Mode (ATM) and Fast Ethernet)
Support for up to 4080 addresses in the Switch
Database
Store-and-forward forwarding mode ensuring
the switch forwards all valid Ethernet frames and
discards invalid Ethernet frames such as those
with an incorrect CRC
Intelligent Flow Management for congestion con-
trol
S
TARTED
II range of products, the Switch
Full Duplex on all fixed ports, and Fast Ethernet
Plug-in Module ports
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