3Com Switches Owner's Manual

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Summary of Switches

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    1 0 / 1 0 0 / 1 0 0 0 m b p s n e t w o r k i n g s o l u t i o n s l l a a n n s s w w ii tt cc h h e e s s the only certainty in networks today is that bandwidth demands will continue to increase. As more com- plex and time-sensitive applications such as voice and video are created for the desktop...

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    2 raw bandwidth of gigabit ethernet, atm provides alternative methods for delivering effective backbone solutions, such as quality of service (qos), which guarantees bandwidth to applications. The control offered by atm enables the deterministic delivery of applications and services in complex netwo...

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    Backbone wan/sna host power systems transcend network management architecture rmon-2 probes openhub access servers sdlc converters routers switches hubs ll aa nn ss ww ii tt cc hh ee ss 3 superstack ® ii systems the 3com ® superstack ® ii system gives you a flexible, cost-effective connectivity solu...

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    4 features stackability four superstack ii switch 1100 or switch 3300 units can be interconnected to form a stack that offers unrivaled performance and management features. Each unit has a built-in connector at the rear of the unit called the matrix port. Two units can be connected back- to-back wit...

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    Ll aa nn ss ww ii tt cc hh ee ss 5 vlans vlans allow pcs, workstations, and other resources, including printers and file servers, to be organized into logical, broadcast domains so that only devices within the same domain can commu- nicate with each other. 3com switches allow users to implement vlan...

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    6 user running multimedia floor 1 basement floor 2 floor 3 switched 10 m bps workgroup switched 10 m bps workgroup power users on dedicated 100 mbps print server on 100 m bps server farm volume intranet user on dedicated 10 mbps transcend ® network management console superstack ® ii system with supe...

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    Ll aa nn ss ww ii tt cc hh ee ss 7 superstack ii switch 3900 local server switched fast ethernet high-speed power users switched 10 m bps volume intranet user superstack ® ii system with superstack ii switch 3300 and ups superstack ii switch 9300 ** and type 2 arps pc running multimedia videoconfere...

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    8 the 3com superstack ii baseline 10/100 switches provide the highest performance product in the superstack ii baseline family. Delivering the power of switched fast ethernet while automati- cally sensing the speed of the connected devices, the superstack ii baseline switches are ideal for any envir...

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    Ll aa nn ss ww ii tt cc hh ee ss 9 when you need low-cost 10 mbps and 10/100 mbps switching coupled with high levels of performance and man- ageability, then look no further than the superstack ii switch 610. The superstack ii switch 610 is based on the high-performance brasica ™ ii architecture fou...

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    10 superstack ii switch 1100/3300 family for ethernet, 10/100 fast ethernet, and fiber switching companies today realize that the booming e-business marketplace is pro- viding them with amazing growth opportunities. To take advantage of these opportunities and sustain this growth, it managers must f...

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    Ll aa nn ss ww ii tt cc hh ee ss 11 about the switches the superstack ii switch 3300: the superstack ii switch 3300 pro- vides the smoothest migration to fast ethernet with 10/100 autosensing on all ports to adjust automatically to the speed of the attached devices. The superstack ii switch 3300 is ...

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    12 12 switched 10base-t/rj-45 ports 2 10/100base-tx ports superstack ii switch 1100 front view of 12 port back view 24 switched 10base-t/rj-45 ports 2 10/100base-tx ports front view of 24 port ac connection advanced redundant power system connection optional high-speed module slot rs-232 port matrix...

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    Ll aa nn ss ww ii tt cc hh ee ss 13 superstack ii switch 1100 and superstack ii switch 3300 optional high-speed accessories superstack ii switch matrix module and matrix cable the superstack ii switch matrix module and matrix cable let you mix and match superstack ii switch 1100s and 3300s to improv...

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    14 superstack ii switch 1100 and superstack ii switch 3300 optional high-speed accessories (continued) superstack ii switch layer 3 module the superstack ii switch layer 3 module lets you cost effectively add routing capabilities to your switched 10/100/1000 mbps workgroups to boost intranet perform...

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    Ll aa nn ss ww ii tt cc hh ee ss 15 the superstack ii switch 3800 offers affordable leading-edge layer 3 switching technology for 10 times the performance of intranets. Wire-speed layer 3 switching (ip routing) and layer 2 switching are embedded in asics to forward at nonblocking speed any-to-any in...

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    16 the superstack ii switch 3900 and the superstack ii switch 9300 (gigabit ethernet switch) constitute an industry- leading solution for high-density 10/100 ethernet to gigabit ethernet switching. Superstack ii switch 3900 the superstack ii switch 3900 delivers full line-rate performance (over 9.8 ...

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    Ll aa nn ss ww ii tt cc hh ee ss 17 superstack ii switch 9300 the superstack ii switch 9300 enables practical, cost-effective, and high- performance deployment of gigabit ethernet as an effective interswitch, switch-to-server, and general purpose backbone technology. As the highest den- sity gigabit...

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    18 8 x 1000base-sx ports front view superstack ii switch 9000 superstack ii switch 9000 (layer 3 switch) superstack ii switch 3800 (layer 3 switch) floor 2 basement floor 1 floor 3 subnet 1 subnet 2 subnet 3 subnet 4 subnet 5 subnet 6 wan subnet 7 subnet 8 pcs superstack ® ii switch 1100 with gigabi...

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    Ll aa nn ss ww ii tt cc hh ee ss 19 superstack ii switch 9100 the superstack ii switch 9100 enables practical, cost-effective, and high-per- formance deployment of copper gigabit ethernet as an effective interswitch, switch-to-server, and general-purpose backbone technology. Key features include: ■ ...

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    20 superstack ii switch 2700 the superstack ii switch 2700 is a 12-port integrated ethernet workgroup switch with the added advantage of an atm port for high-speed backbone or server connections. The switch is ideal for workgroups that need increased bandwidth across ethernet ports and also require ...

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    Ll aa nn ss ww ii tt cc hh ee ss 21 network management 3com offers a variety of network man- agement applications matched to the scale and requirements of your network. 3com transcend network management applications are designed to simplify network management, increasing your network’s efficiency an...

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    22 superstack ii 10/100 superstack ii superstack ii superstack ii superstack ii superstack ii product name baseline switch switch 610 switch 2200 switch 2700 switch 1100 switch 3300/33 switching technology n/a 10/100 mbps ethernet/ ethernet/fddi/ ethernet/atm/ 10/100 mbps ethernet/ 10/100 mbps et fa...

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    Ll aa nn ss ww ii tt cc hh ee ss 23 superstack ii superstack ii superstack ii superstack ii superstack ii superstack ii 300 xm switch 3300 fx switch 3800 switch 3900 switch 9000 switch 9100 switch 9300 thernet/ fast ethernet/atm/ ethernet/fast ethernet/ 10/100 mbps ethernet/ gigabit ethernet gigabit...

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    Superstack ii switches switch 1100/ switch switch switch 3300/ switch switch switch switch switch switch 610 2200 2700 3300 xm 3300 fx 3800 3900 9000 9100 9300 statistics: total lan statistics ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● history: time-based statistics ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● for trend analysis alarms: thresholdin...

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    Ll aa nn ss ww ii tt cc hh ee ss 25 switch 3800 switch 3900 switch 9000 switch 9100 switch 9300 per port led per port led per port led gigabit ports: indicators, link per port status; indicators, link indicators, link per port status; status, activity packet activity status, activity status packet a...

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    26 superstack ii baseline 10/100 switch standards compliance functional iso 8802/3; ieee 802.3 (ethernet); ieee 802.3u (fast ethernet); ieee 802.3x (flow control) media interfaces: 12/24 shielded rj-45 tp; arps connector (type 2) electromagnetic en 55022 class b* and class a; fcc part 15 subpart b c...

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    Ll aa nn ss ww ii tt cc hh ee ss 27 protocols rfc 826 arp, rfc 791 ip, rfc 792 icmp, rfc 768 udp, rfc 793 tcp, rfc 783 tftpipx, bootp. Rfc 1157 snmp. Rfc 854-859 telnet options, rfc 1213 mib ii. Rfc 1757 rmon; rfc 1493 bridge mib, rfc 1516 ietf 802.3, ifstack- table rfc 1573 mib v1. Superstack ii sw...

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