About The Switches - 3Com 3C17700 - SuperStack 3 Switch 4900 Getting Started Manual

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About the Switches

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The Switch 4900 connects your existing 100 Mbps devices and
high-performance workgroups with a 1000 Mbps copper backbone or
server connection.
The Switch 4900 SX connects your existing 1000 Mbps devices and
high-performance workgroups with a 1000BASE-SX fiber backbone or
server connection.
The Switch 4924 connects your existing 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps
devices and high-performance workgroups to a 1000 Mbps copper
backbone or server connection.
The Switch 4950 is a 10/100/1000 Mbps mixed media device that
allows you to connect your existing 10/100/1000 Mbps devices and
high-performance workgroups to a fiber or copper gigabit backbone
or server connection.
You can also interconnect any combination of two Switches from the
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SuperStack 4900 Family or 3Com Switch 40x0 Family to create an XRN
Distributed Fabric. This allows you to create a highly resilient core around
which you can build your network. For more information about
interconnecting Switches, see
page 24. For more information about 3Com XRN Technology and how to
use it in your network, refer to the Implementation Guide on the
CD-ROM that accompanies the Switch.
For information about using the software features of the Switch, refer to
the "SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide" on
the CD-ROM that accompanies the Switch.
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