Getting to know your switch, 1 introduction, 1 bridging example – ZyXEL Communications GS-2750 User Manual
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GS-2750 User’s Guide
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Getting to Know Your Switch
This chapter introduces the main applications and features of the Switch. It also introduces the
ways you can manage the Switch.
1.1 Introduction
The GS-2750 is a stand-alone layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch. It comes with 44 10/100/
1000 Mbps Ethernet ports, 4 Dual Personality interfaces (each consisting of one RJ-45 Gigabit
port and one slot for a mini-GBIC transceiver (SFP module) with one port active at a time) and
two mini-GBIC transceivers for fiber-optic uplink connections.
This section shows a few examples of using the Switch in various network environments.
See
for a full list of software features available on the Switch.
1.1.1 Bridging Example
In this example the Switch connects different company departments (RD and Sales) to the
corporate backbone. It can alleviate bandwidth contention and eliminate server and network
bottlenecks. All users that need high bandwidth can connect to high-speed department servers
via the Switch. You can provide a fast uplink connection by using the Gigabit uplink ports on
the Switch.