Introduction; Gigabit Ethernet Technology - TRENDnet TEG-S18TXE User Manual

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NTRODUCTION
This section describes the features of the 8-Port 1000BASE-T
Gigabit Ethernet Switch, as well as providing some background
information about Gigabit Ethernet and switching technology.

Gigabit Ethernet Technology

Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
utilizing the same packet structure, format, and support for
CSMA/CD protocol, full duplex, flow control, and management
objects, but with a tenfold increase in theoretical throughput
over 100-Mbps Fast Ethernet and a hundredfold increase over
10-Mbps Ethernet. Since it is compatible with all 10-Mbps and
100-Mbps Ethernet environments, Gigabit Ethernet provides a
straightforward upgrade without wasting a company's existing
investment in hardware, software, and trained personnel.
The increased speed and extra bandwidth offered by Gigabit
Ethernet is essential to coping with the network bottlenecks that
frequently develop as computers and their busses get faster and
more users use applications that generate more traffic.
Upgrading key components, such as your backbone and servers
to Gigabit Ethernet can greatly improve network response times
as well as significantly speed up the traffic between your
subnets.
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