9032947 Product Overview 1
1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Description
This installation and user guide describes the Cabletron ELS100-24TXG
Ethernet switch. The switch is IEEE 802.1D-compliant and supports 24
IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet ports. Each port can alternatively
operate as an IEEE 802.3i 10Base-T port. Additionally, the switch
features 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports which operate at 1 Gbps. These ports
support the various physical media transceiver flavors of IEEE 802.3z
Gigabit Ethernet through the use of modular Gigabit Interface Converters
(GBICs). Supported media includes multi-mode fiber, single mode fiber,
and twinax copper.
The Cabletron ELS100-24TXG switch automatically learns end-station
addresses from the network and stores them in a Media Access Control
(MAC) address forwarding table. Incoming packets are then forwarded to
the appropriate output port based on the addresses in the packet. Each
port on the switch operates at full wire speed with full address and frame
filtering.
The Cabletron ELS100-24TXG switch contains advanced features such
as Remote Monitoring (RMON), IEEE 802.1Q virtual LANs (VLANs),
IEEE 802.1p Class of Service, flow control and broadcast throttling. For
network management, the ELS100-24TXG switch includes a standards-
compliant Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent. This
agent allows network management station applications to collect and
present status and performance information about a switch as well as
providing the ability to configure and control functions on the device.
Network management can also be performed in-band using the popular
TCP/IP application, Telnet. In addition, a serial console port allows out-of-
band management using a PC or a terminal. The ELS100-24TXG switch
is desktop or rack-mountable. LEDs on the front panel provide information
about the operating status of the switch. The back panel of the switch
contains the power connector and a power switch. Two fans maintain
ventilation and cooling for internal switch components.
This chapter provides the following information:
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Product Description
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Features
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Front and Rear Panel Component Descriptions
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Feature Summaries
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Application Examples
