Page 1 September 2001'HOO_3RZHU&RQQHFW ,,11))22BriefPowerConnect™ 50121Key Points• The Dell™ PowerConnect 5012 is designed to deliver a highperformance, flexible Gigabit Ethernet switching solution withcomprehensive management features.• The PowerConnect 5012 provides full wire-speed switching across 12Gigabit Ethernet ports at all Ethernet packet sizes. The maximumswitching capacity is 24 Gbps.• The PowerConnect 5012 provides exceptional flexibility andinvestment protection. In addition to the 10 built-in Copper GigabitEthernet ports (10/100/1000BaseT), the PowerConnect 5012 includestwo GBIC slots to support a variety of fiber media.• The PowerConnect 5012 supports a variety of standards-basedadvanced switching features that allow the network administrator tooptimize the traffic flow in the network.• The PowerConnect 5012 can be managed via its embedded Web serveror via 3rd party management console applications utilizing openmanagement standards like SNMP.Product Description1 This device has not been approved by the Federal Communications Commission for use in aresidential environment. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leasedfor use in a residential environment until the approval of the FCC has been obtained.Gigabit Ethernet wasfirst introduced as atechnology using fibermedia. Today, CopperGigabit Ethernet isoffering two criticaladvantages fordistances of up to 100meters: StandardCategory 5 cabling canbe used and the costper port for GigabitEthernet has decreaseddramatically