GarrettCom 6K32FRC Manuel D’Utilisation

Magnum 6K32F/FR/FC/FRC Managed Switch Installation and User Guide (05/08) 

 

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This chapter describes the functions and operation of  the Magnum 6K32F 

Series Switch. 

A Magnum 6K32F Series provides switched connectivity at Ethernet wire-

speed among all of its ports.  The Magnum 6K32F Series 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 6K32F, but local traffic on a port will not consume any of the bandwidth on 

any other port. 

Magnum 6K32F Series 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 6KP8-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 6K32F Series 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 6K32F Series 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 6K32F Switch automatically 

keeps up with node locations.   

An address-aging algorithm causes least-used addresses to fall out in favor of 

frequently-used addresses.  To reset the address buffer, cycle power down-and-up.