Hawking PN108ES Specifications

PN108ES
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Complies with IEEE 802.3 Ethernet and 802.3u
Fast Ethernet standards.
8 RJ-45 10/100 Mbps Auto-sensing ports
Auto-Sensing Crossover Ports (Auto MDI/MDI-X)
Supports "Store and Forward" switching
architecture with low latency.
Supports full duplex transmission mode.
Total of 8k MAC address
Less than 18us for short packet delay and less
than 30u for long packet delay.
Filtering and forwarding rate of 148,800 packets
per second per port.
Five comprehensive LEDs per port
Total bandwidth up to 1.6Gbps.
Intuitive Networking from Hawking
This Compact Switch from Hawking is the ideal Switch
solution for the Workgroup user who needs high
performance and seamless migration between 10BaseT
and 100BaseTX network speeds.
The PN108ES provides 8 auto-sensing RJ-45 10Base-
T/100Base-TX ports to increase the performance of your
network by bringing full Ethernet bandwidth to individual
workgroups or straight to your desktop, which will
eliminate the need to share the bandwidth of a single
network. It is also capable of connecting 10M, 100Mbps,
half and full duplex simultaneously. The PN108ES
provides a full wire-rate 10/100Mbps Switch port for
greater network performance. In addition, all ports are
Auto-sense Crossover ports for easy connection to other
Switches or Hubs for network expansion.
Furthermore, this full-featured Switch offers the same
10/100Mbps performance as full-size models, but in a
compact and efficient size and the performance and
hardware are guaranteed to be compatible with other
Switches, Hubs and Adapters

Switching Technology

Switching is a cost-effective way of increasing the total
network capacity available to users on a local area
network. A switch increases capacity and decreases
network loading by dividing a local area network into
different segments, which don't compete with each other
for network transmission capacity.
The switch acts as a high-speed selective bridge between
the individual segments. The switch, without interfering
with any other segments, automatically forwards traffic
that needs to go from one segment to another. By doing
this the total network capacity is multiplied, while still
maintaining the same network cabling and adapter cards.
For Fast Ethernet networks, a switch is an effective way of
eliminating problems of chaining hubs beyond the "two-
repeater limit." A switch can be used to split parts of the
network into different collision domains, making it possible
to expand your Fast Ethernet network beyond the 205-
meter network diameter limit for 100BASE-TX networks.
Switches supporting both traditional 10Mbps Ethernet and
100Mbps Fast Ethernet are also ideal for bridging
between existing 10Mbps networks and new 100Mbps
networks.