UNICOM Electric GEP-32005T - Manual (Page 4)

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1. Introduction
Gigabit Ethernet over copper technology is a proven cost-effective way for
network equipment to be upgraded from Fast Ethernet to Gigabit speeds.
The need of expensive fiber optic cabling for Gigabit speeds is eliminated by
using standard 4-pair Category 5e copper cabling. This technology creates
high-speed backbone connections between switches, servers, databases,
and workstations.
Unicom's 5 and 8 Port Desktop Gigabit Ethernet Switches are an ideal
solution for solving traffic congestion at the core of the network. They offer
Auto-Negotiation 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet ports that can
significantly improve your network backbone performance. They will also fit
into any enterprise level network to act as an exit to the backbone switch.
The 5 and 8 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches feature an Auto MDI/MDIX
function for each port as well as store-and-forward switching and can auto-
learn and store source addresses on a 4K MAC address table.
Features
Conforms to IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab and 802.3x
Automatic MDI/MDIX crossover for all ports
4K entry MAC address table
1Mbit Memory buffer
Back-plane:
5 port: 10Gbps back-plane
8 port: 16Gbps back-plane