LevelOne FSW-2421 User Manual

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1. Introduction 
 
Congratulations on your purchase of FSW-1621/2421. 
The FSW-1621/2421, 16/24-port 10/100Base-TX Switch, is a multi-port 
Switch that can be used to build high-performance switched workgroup 
networks. This switch is a store-and-forward device that offers low latency 
for high-speed networking. The Switch is targeted at workgroup, 
department or backbone computing environment at SME (small, medium 
enterprise) business. 
 
The 16/24-port 10/100Base-TX Switch features a “store-and-forward 
“switching scheme. This allows the switch to auto-learn and store source 
address on 8K/4K-entry MAC address table. 
 
Features  
 
„  Conforms to IEEE 802.3, 802.3u and 802.3x 
„  16/24 10/100 Base-TX RJ-45 Ethernet ports 
„  Auto-MDIX on all ports 
„  IEEE 802.3x flow control support 
¾  Flow control on full-duplex 
¾  Back pressure on half-duplex 
„  N-Way Auto-Negotiation supported 
„  Store-and-Forward switching architecture and no-blocking full wire 
speed 
„  Back plane Bandwidth 4.8 Gbps for FSW-2421 
„  Back plane Bandwidth 3.2 Gbps for FSW-1621 
„  8K/4K MAC address table for FSW-1621/2421 
„ 10” 
size