Applications; Standalone Workgroup - ZyXEL Communications ES-1124 User Manual

This revolutionized networking in a number of ways:
By allowing two-way, simultaneous transmissions over the same port (Full-
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duplex), which essentially doubled the bandwidth.
Reducing the collision domain to a single switch-port, which eliminated the
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need for carrier sensing.
Using the store-and-forward technology's approach of inspecting each packet
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to intercept corrupt or redundant data, switching eliminated unnecessary
transmission that slowed the network.
By employing address learning, which replaced the inefficient receiving port.
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Auto-negotiation regulates the speed and duplex of each port, based on the
capability of both devices. Flow-control allows transmission from a 100Mbps
node to a 10Mbps node without loss of data. Auto-negotiation and flow-control
may require disablement for some networking operations involves legacy
equipment. Disabling the auto-negotiation is accomplished by fixing the speed or
duplex of a port.
Ethernet Switching Technology supplied higher performance at costs lower than
other solutions. Wider bandwidth, no congestion, and the reduction in traffic is
why switching is replacing expensive routers and inefficient hubs as the ultimate
networking solution.
1.5

Applications

This section provides two network topology examples in which the switch is used.
By using the uplink port, the switch can connect with another switch or hub to
interconnect other workgroups to form a larger switched network. The distance between
two switches via fiber cable can be up to 550 meters (multi-mode fiber) or 10 kilometers
(single-mode fiber).
1.5.1

Standalone Workgroup

The switch can be used as a standalone switch to which, computers, servers and printer
server are directly connected to form a small workgroup.
Getting To Know Your Switch
Dimension ES-1124 Ethernet Switch
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