Cabletron Systems ELS100-24TXG Installation And User Manual

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9032947 Product Overview 11. PRODUCT OVERVIEWDescriptionThis installation and user guide describes the Cabletron ELS100-24TXGEthernet switch. The switch is IEEE 802.1D-compliant and supports 24IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet ports. Each port can alternativelyoperate as an IEEE 802.3i 10Base-T port. Additionally, the switchfeatures 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports which operate at 1 Gbps. These portssupport the various physical media transceiver flavors of IEEE 802.3zGigabit Ethernet through the use of modular Gigabit Interface Converters(GBICs). Supported media includes multi-mode fiber, single mode fiber,and twinax copper.The Cabletron ELS100-24TXG switch automatically learns end-stationaddresses from the network and stores them in a Media Access Control(MAC) address forwarding table. Incoming packets are then forwarded tothe appropriate output port based on the addresses in the packet. Eachport on the switch operates at full wire speed with full address and framefiltering.The Cabletron ELS100-24TXG switch contains advanced features suchas Remote Monitoring (RMON), IEEE 802.1Q virtual LANs (VLANs),IEEE 802.1p Class of Service, flow control and broadcast throttling. Fornetwork management, the ELS100-24TXG switch includes a standards-compliant Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent. Thisagent allows network management station applications to collect andpresent status and performance information about a switch as well asproviding the ability to configure and control functions on the device.Network management can also be performed in-band using the popularTCP/IP application, Telnet. In addition, a serial console port allows out-of-band management using a PC or a terminal. The ELS100-24TXG switchis desktop or rack-mountable. LEDs on the front panel provide informationabout the operating status of the switch. The back panel of the switchcontains the power connector and a power switch. Two fans maintainventilation and cooling for internal switch components.This chapter provides the following information:• Product Description• Features• Front and Rear Panel Component Descriptions• Feature Summaries• Application Examples