Introduction - Dell PowerConnect 2216 User Manual

Introduction

Dell™ PowerConnect™ 22xx/23xx switches provide 10/100Base-T or 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit
plug-and-play Fast Ethernet connectivity. The switches have the following features:
• Product specifications
– PowerConnect 2216
• Provides 16 ports supporting 10/100Base-T Ethernet.
• All ports support full- or half-duplex mode and PAUSE frames.
– PowerConnect 2224
• Provides 24 ports supporting 10/100Base-T Ethernet.
• All ports support full- or half-duplex mode and PAUSE frames.
– PowerConnect 2324
• Provides 24 ports supporting 10/100Base-T Ethernet and an additional 2 ports
supporting 1000Base-T Ethernet.
• The 10/100Base-T ports support full- or half-duplex mode; the 1000Base-T ports
support full-duplex mode only.
• The 10/100Base-T ports support PAUSE frames; the 1000Base-T ports do not support
PAUSE frames.
• Complies with IEEE 802.3 10Base-T, IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX, IEEE 802.3z/ab 1000Base-T
• Tag-based IEEE 802.1p Class-of-Service with two priority queues per port
• The 10/100Base-T ports support IEEE 802.3x PAUSE frames flow control in full-duplex
operation
• Automatic negotiation for speed and full- and half-duplex mode on all ports
NOTE:
1000Base-T ports operate in full-duplex mode only.
• Backpressure flow control in half-duplex operation
• Collision detection on all ports
• Auto MDI/MDIX
• 8K MAC address entries supported
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Introduction