Cabletron Systems SmartSTACK 100 - Manual (Page 15)

Introduction
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1.5 OVERVIEW
The SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX is an intelligent Ethernet-to-
Ethernet switch that is configured with 16 IEEE 802.3
10/100BASE-T autosensing Ethernet ports. The SmartSTACK 100
ELS100-16TX provides the option of substituting RJ45 ports 15 and
16 (either or both) with two EPIM ports. These ports accept the
EPIM-100FX.
The ELS100-16TX also includes an RS232C port for out-of-band
management. Figure 1-1 shows the front panel for the
SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX.
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Figure 1-1. SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Front Panel
The SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX
• Provides dedicated bandwidth for each network connected to
its ports.
• Provides full store and forward bridging functionality and
modified cut through operation.
• Provides complete error checking functionality.
• Provides port trunking to increase bandwidth.
• Provides port mirroring capability for enhanced
troubleshooting.
• Supports Auto-negotiation.
ELS100-16TX Front Panel
PWR
CPU RESET
COM
PORT STATUS MODE
TX ACT FDX MON
RX COL 100 USR
STATUS
ELS100-16TX EPIM100
EPIM100
10X 12X 14X 16X
9X 11X 13X 15X
2X 4X 6X 8x
1X 3X 5X 7X
LINK
STATUS
LINK
STATUS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15