D-Link DSH-16 User Guide - Page 7

Features This high performance DSS-16+ was designed for a network environment where traffic and the number of users increase continuously. DSS-16+, with their small, desktop size, was specifically design for small to middle workgroups. It provides immediate access to a rapidly growing network through a wide range of user-reliable functions. DSS-16+ is ideal for shared bandwidth 10Mbps or 100Mbps workgroups with multiple high-speed servers. With the highest bandwidth at 200Mbps (Full-Duplex mode), each port can provide a workstation with congestionfree data-pipe for simultaneous access to the server. DSS-16+ is expandable by cascading two or more switches together. As all ports support 200Mbps (Full-Duplex mode), the Switch can be cascaded from any port and to any number of switches. DSS-16+ is a perfect choice for 10Mbps network site that could be upgraded to Fast Ethernet in the future. Ethernet workgroups can connect to the Switch now, and change adapters and hubs anytime later without changing the Switch or reconfiguring the network. DSS-16+ combines dynamic memory allocation with store-and-forward switching method to ensure that the buffer is effectively allocated for each port. It also controls the data flow between transmit and receive nodes to guarantee against all possible packet loss. DSS-16+ is an unmanaged 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch that offers solutions to increase Ethernet workgroup bandwidth. Other key features are as followed: Uplink/MDI-II (media dependent interface) port for uplink to another switch or hub. Store and forward switching scheme. As the result of complete frame checking and error frame filtering, this scheme prevents error packages from transmitting among segments. 3