SMC Networks 10G - Manual (Page 22)

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Switch Architecture
The SMC8708L2 switch employs a wire-speed, non-blocking switching
fabric. This permits simultaneous wire-speed transport of multiple packets
at low latency on all ports. The switch also features full-duplex capability
on all ports, which effectively doubles the bandwidth of each connection.
This switch uses store-and-forward switching to ensure maximum data
integrity. With store-and-forward switching, the entire packet must be
received into a buffer and checked for validity before being forwarded.
This prevents errors from being propagated throughout the network.
Network Management Options
This SMC8708L2 switch contains a comprehensive array of LEDs for
“at-a-glance” monitoring of network and port status. It also includes a
management agent that allows you to configure or monitor the switch
using its embedded management software, or via SNMP applications. To
manage the switch, you can make a direct connection to the RS-232
console port (out-of-band), or you can manage the switch through a
network connection (in-band) using Telnet, the on-board Web agent, or
SNMP-based network management software.
Description of Hardware
10GBASE Slots
These slots support approved 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10G) XFP transceivers
(currently 10GBASE-SR and 10GBASE-LR). For example, you can use a
10GBASE-LR XFP transceiver to support a remote link of up to 10 km
(6.21 miles) over single-mode fiber cable. All 10GBASE transceivers
operate at 10 Gbps full duplex.