Digitus DN-8007C1, User Manual

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This section describes the features of the 5-Port 
1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch, as well as 
providing some background information about Gigabit 
Ethernet and switching technology. 

Gigabit Ethernet Technology 

Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet 
utilizing the same packet structure, format, and support 
for CSMA/CD protocol, full duplex, flow control, and 
management objects, but with a tenfold increase in 
theoretical throughput over 100-Mbps Fast Ethernet and 
a hundredfold increase over 10-Mbps Ethernet. Since it is 
compatible with all 10-Mbps and 100-Mbps Ethernet 
environments, Gigabit Ethernet provides a 
straightforward upgrade without wasting a company’s 
existing investment in hardware, software, and trained 
personnel. 

The increased speed and extra bandwidth offered by 
Gigabit Ethernet is essential to coping with the network 
bottlenecks that frequently develop as computers and 
their busses get faster and more users use applications 
that generate more traffic. Upgrading key components, 
such as your backbone and servers to Gigabit Ethernet 
can greatly improve network response times as well as 
significantly speed up the traffic between your subnets.  

Gigabit Ethernet supports video conferencing, complex 
imaging, and similar data-intensive applications. 
Likewise, since data transfers occur 10 times faster than 

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