1-4Introduction1.4 RELATED DOCUMENTATIONThe following documentation may assist the user in using this product:• Interconnections, Bridges and Routers, Radia Perlman, Addison Wesley ©1992.• Internetworking with TCP/IP: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture (2ndedition), Volumes I and II, Douglas Comer, Prentice Hall © 1991.• The Simple Book, An Introduction to Management of TCP/IP-basedinternets, Marshall T. Rose, Prentice Hall © Second Edition, 1994.1.5 OVERVIEWThe SmartSTACK Ethernet ELS10-27 provides a low cost, highperformance solution for 10/100 Mbps switched networks. TheSmartSTACK Ethernet ELS10-27TX is configured with twenty-seven RJ45ports supporting twenty-four autonegotiating 10 Mbps ports and threeautonegotiating 10/100 Mbps ports. The device also features two EPIM-100 slots that allow the user to install up to two EPIM-100s to providemultimode fiber uplinks (with potential for single mode fiber). It alsoincludes an RS232C port for out-of-band management..Figure 1-1. SmartSTACK Ethernet ELS10-27 Front PanelThe SmartSTACK Ethernet ELS10-27:• Provides dedicated bandwidth for each network connected to its ports.• Provides full store and forward bridging functionality.• Provides complete error checking functionality.2X 4X 6X 8X 10X 12X 14X 16X 18X 20X 22X 24X2627RESETELS10-27TXEPIM100PWRCPUETHERNET SWITCH25X 26X 27X10BASE-T/100BASE-TXCOMLINKSTATUSLINKSTATUSLINKSTATUSLINKSTATUSLINKSTATUSLINKSTATUSLINKSTATUSLINKSTATUSLINKSTATUSLINKSTATUSLINKSTATUSLINKSTATUSLINKSTATUSLINKSTATUSLINKSTATUSPORT STATUS MODESTATUSTX ACT FDX MONRX COL 100 USR