10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Introduction
The DES-815 Fast Ethernet Switch is ideal for network managers
who want to boost workgroup performance easily by micro-
segmenting a 10Mbps LAN while adding 100Mbps links, or it is
excellently suited to provide a dedicated Fast Ethernet connection
to a key network server or station in an existing 10Mbps network.
The switch integrates 100Mbps Fast Ethernet with 10Mbps
Ethernet networks seamlessly. The speed migration design will
bridge high bandwidth Fast Ethernet network segments to
traditional 10Mbps Ethernet network segments quickly and
simply.
The DES-815 complies with IEEE802.3u, 100BASE-TX,
IEEE802.3 and 10BASE-T standards. It has 12 10Mbps twisted-
pair ports, two 10/100Mbps twisted-pair ports, and one MII port.
The DES-815 provides both store-and-forward and cut-through
passing schemes, automatically selected to provide the best
network performance. Filtering and forwarding rates for the
switch run at wire-speed, reducing latency within and across
segments.
