GarrettCom 6K32T Manual De Usuario

Magnum 6K32T & 6K32TRC Managed Switch          Installation and User Guide 05/07) 

 
 

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This chapter describes the functions and operation of  the Magnum 6K32T & 

6K32TRC Switch. 

A Magnum 6K32T & 6K32TRC provides switched connectivity at Ethernet 

wire-speed among all of its ports.  The Magnum 6K32T & 6K32TRC support 10/100Mbs 

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 6K32T & 6K32TRC, but local traffic on a port will not consume any 

of the bandwidth on any other port. 

Magnum 6K32T & 6K32TRC 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 6K32T & 6K32TRC 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. 

All Magnum 6K32T & 6K32TRC units have address table capacities of 4K 

node addresses suitable for use in larger networks. They are self-learning, so as nodes are 

added, removed or moved from one segment to another, the 6K32T & 6K32TRC Switch 

automatically keeps up with node locations.