GarrettCom 6K32 Manual De Usuario

Magnum 6K32 Managed Switch            Installation and User Guide (02/05) 

 

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The above provided information enables a managed station( a PC or Console 
terminal) to connect directly to the switch using a straight through cable. 
 
Note: For using Console port to configure the managed switch, a serial (Null-
modem) female to female cable is required to communicate properly. The Null-
Modem (DB-9) cable is optional and can be order from the factory, along with 
the unit as- 
CONSOLE CBL for serial port 
CONSOLE USB for USB port  
 
4.0 OPERATION 

This chapter describes the functions and operation of  the Magnum 6K32 

Switch. 

A Magnum 6K32 provides switched connectivity at Ethernet wire-speed 

among all of its ports.  The Magnum 6K32 supports10/100Mbs for copper media and 10 

or 100Mb separate traffic domains for fiber ports to maximize bandwidth utilization and 

network performance.  All ports can communicate to all other ports in a Magnum 6K32, 

but local traffic on a port will not consume any of the bandwidth on any other port. 

Magnum 6K32 units are plug-and-play devices.  There is no software 

configuring necessary to be done for basic operation at installation or for maintenance. 

The only hardware configuration settings are user options for an UP-LINK Switch 

(resides inside the unit) on the 6K8-RJ45 (modular port). Optional Half / Full duplex 

mode and 10 or 100Mbps selection for the switched ports must be configured through 

MNS-6K software per unit as per the requirement. The internal functions of both are 

described below. 

Each time a packet arrives on one of the switched ports, the decision is taken to 

either filter or to forward the packet.  Packets whose source and destination addresses are 

on the same port segment will be filtered, constraining them to that one port and relieving 

the rest of the network from having to process them. A packet whose destination address 

is on another port segment will be forwarded to the appropriate port, and will not be sent 

to the other ports where it is not needed. Traffic needed for maintaining the operation of 

the network (such as occasional multi-cast packets) are being forwarded to all ports. 

 

The Magnum 6K32 Switches operate in the store-and-forward switching mode, 

which eliminates bad packets and enables peak performance to be achieved when there is 

heavy traffic on the network.