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The Switch performs “Store and forward” therefore, no error packets occur. More reliably,
it reduces the re-transmission rate. No packet loss will occur.

4.5 Auto-Negotiation

The STP ports on the Switch have built-in “Auto-negotiation”. This technology automatically
sets the best possible bandwidth when a connection is established with another network
device (usually at Power On or Reset). This is done by detect the modes and speeds at
the second of both device is connected and capable of, Both 10Base-T and 100Base-TX
devices can connect with the port in either Half- or Full-Duplex mode.

If attached device is:

100Base-TX port will set to:

·10Mbps, no auto-negotiation

10Mbps

·10Mbps, with auto-negotiation

10/20Mbps (10Base-T/Full-Duplex)

·100Mbps, no auto-negotiation

100Mbps

·100Mbps, with auto-negotiation

100/200Mbps (100Base-TX/Full-Duplex)