Bay Technical Associates BayStack 304 - Manual (Page 26)

Using the BayStack 303 and 304 Ethernet Switches
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Multiple switches can be connected to one another (or to other 802.1D bridges/
switches/hubs) to form a switched/segmented (or bridged) Ethernet backbone.
Key features of the BayStack 303 and 304 Ethernet Switches are:
• Provides 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s switching in the following configurations:
— 12 (BayStack 304) or 24 (BayStack 303) 10BASE-T half-duplex ports
with standard RJ-45 connections
— One 10/100BASE-TX half- or full-duplex autonegotiating port
— Addition of an optional 10/100BASE-TX half- or full-duplex
autonegotiating copper port or 100BASE-FX fiber port
• Supports IEEE 802.3u autonegotiation standard on 10/100BASE-TX ports
• Supports up to 1024 media access control (MAC) addresses per switch
• Provides store-and-forward switching mode
• Provides significant aggregate throughput for all packet sizes, including the
minimum size (64 bytes) Ethernet frame:
— 420,000 packets per second (pps) for BayStack 304 Ethernet Switch
— 380,000 pps for the BayStack 303 Ethernet switch
• Supports IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol on each port to provide
automatic network configuration of a loop-free topology and redundant
inter-switch links
• Supports broadcast and multicast traffic control
• Provides user interface that supports international languages: English,
German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese
• Supports in-band Telnet connections through any port
• Provides SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) manageability
through any port; supports MIB II and Bridge MIB
• Supports Groups 1, 2, 3, and 9 RMON
• Supports TFTP remote software image download
• Provides indicators for power, system, and port operation
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