Allied Telesis AT-FS708LE Manual Do Utilizador

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Power Supply
The AT-FS708LE Ethernet Switch uses an 
external power adapter that comes standard 
with the unit. 
Store and Forward
The AT-FS708LE switch uses store and 
forward as the method for receiving and 
transmitting frames. When an Ethernet frame 
is received on a switch port, the switch does not 
retransmit the frame out the destination port 
until it has received the entire frame and stored 
the frame in a port buffer. It then examines the 
frame to determine if it is a valid frame. Invalid 
frames, such as fragments or runts, are 
discarded by the switch. This insures that only 
valid frames are transmitted out the switch 
ports and that damaged frames are not 
propagated on your network.
Back Pressure and Flow Control
In order to maintain the orderly movement of 
data between the end-nodes, an Ethernet 
switch may periodically need to signal an end-
node to stop sending data. This can occur under 
several circumstances. For example, if two end-
nodes are operating at different speeds, the 
switch, while transferring data between the 
end-nodes, might need to instruct the faster