Belkin F5D5131-16 User Guide - Page 8

PAlpapcleicmaetinotnosf the Switch This Switch segments your network, significantly increasing both bandwidth and throughput. Each port on the Switch can be attached to any Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet device, such as another switch, or a server's network adapter. All ports operate at 10/100Mbps full and half duplex, providing up to 200Mbps of bandwidth to the attached device. Bridging Functions This Switch provides fully transparent bridging functions. It automatically learns node addresses that are subsequently used to filter and forward all traffic based on the destination address. When traffic passes between devices attached to the same shared collision domain, those packets are filtered from the Switch. But when traffic must be passed between unique segments (i.e., different ports on the Switch), the high-speed switching fabric forwards the packets at near-zero latency. Switching Functions Store-and-forward switching is used to forward traffic to other ports. This scheme ensures data integrity and provides a clean data stream. Sample Application This Switch is designed to operate as a small workgroup switch. It can provide 10- or 100Mbps connections to workstations and to high-speed servers. It can also provide a 100Mbps uplink to the network backbone. 8