3Com 5500-EI Getting Started Guide - Page 13

Summary of Hardware Features, For information about using the software features of the Switch - 5500g ei sfp

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About the Switch 5500 Family 13 For information about using the software features of the Switch, refer to the "Command Reference Guide" located at www.3com.com. Summary of Hardware Features Table 4 summarizes the hardware features that are supported by the Switch 5500. Table 4 Hardware Features Feature Switch 5500 Family MAC Addresses Up to 16,000 supported Forwarding Modes Store and Forward Auto-negotiation Supported on all ports Auto MDI/MDIX Supported on all ports. If fiber SFP transceivers are used, Auto MDIX is not supported. Duplex Modes Half and full duplex on all ports Flow Control In full duplex mode, all ports are supported. Smart Auto-sensing Supported on all copper ports Traffic Prioritization Supported (IEEE Std 802.1D, 1998 Edition) Eight traffic queues per port Power over Ethernet (Switch 5500) Supported on front panel ports, except for the SFP ports. (3CR17171 and 3CR17172 only) Power over Ethernet (Switch 5500G-EI) Supported on all front panel ports, except for the SFP ports, when fitted with PoE PSUs (3CR17254 and 3CR17255). Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Auto-negotiating 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports or Ports 100BASE-X ports. (Switch 5500) Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Auto-negotiating Ethernet Ports (Switch 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T and SFP ports. 5500G-EI) 100BASE-X SFP Ports Supports 100BASE-LX10 10km single-mode and 100BASE-FX 2km multi-mode transceivers. 1000BASE-X Gigabit Ethernet SFP Ports Supports fiber Gigabit Ethernet short-wave (SX), long-wave (LX), long-haul (LH70), and copper (T) transceivers in any combination

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About the Switch 5500 Family
13
For information about using the software features of the Switch, refer to
the “Command Reference Guide” located at www.3com.com.
Summary of
Hardware Features
Table 4 summarizes the hardware features that are supported by the
Switch 5500.
Table 4
Hardware Features
Feature
Switch 5500 Family
MAC Addresses
Up to 16,000 supported
Forwarding Modes
Store and Forward
Auto-negotiation
Supported on all ports
Auto MDI/MDIX
Supported on all ports. If fiber SFP transceivers are
used, Auto MDIX is not supported.
Duplex Modes
Half and full duplex on all ports
Flow Control
In full duplex mode, all ports are supported.
Smart Auto-sensing
Supported on all copper ports
Traffic Prioritization
Supported (IEEE Std 802.1D, 1998 Edition)
Eight traffic queues per port
Power over Ethernet
(Switch 5500)
Supported on front panel ports, except for the SFP
ports. (3CR17171 and 3CR17172 only)
Power over Ethernet
(Switch 5500G-EI)
Supported on all front panel ports, except for the
SFP ports, when fitted with PoE PSUs (3CR17254
and 3CR17255).
Ethernet and Fast Ethernet
Ports
(Switch 5500)
Auto-negotiating 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports or
100BASE-X ports.
Fast Ethernet and Gigabit
Ethernet Ports (Switch
5500G-EI)
Auto-negotiating
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T and SFP ports.
100BASE-X SFP Ports
Supports 100BASE-LX10 10km single-mode and
100BASE-FX 2km multi-mode transceivers.
1000BASE-X Gigabit
Ethernet SFP Ports
Supports fiber Gigabit Ethernet short-wave (SX),
long-wave (LX), long-haul (LH70), and copper (T)
transceivers in any combination