Planet Technology FSD-1603 manual

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    Trademarks Copyrigh t  PLAN ET T echnolog y Corp. 2003. Contents subject to revis ion with out prio r notice. PLANET i s a regi stered tr adema rk of PL ANET T echnol ogy Corp . All othe r tra demarks belong to their r espectiv e owner s. Disclaimer PLANET T echnology does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in all enviro nments and[...]

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    1 T able of Contents Abou t T his Guid e 1 Chap ter 1 Int rod ucti on 3 Chap ter 2 Unp ack ing and Set up 7 Chap ter 3 Ide nti fyin g Ex ter nal Comp one nts 9 Chap ter 4 Con nec ting the Sw itch 1 1 Chap ter 5 T echni cal Spec ifi cati ons 13 Appe ndi x A RJ- 45 PIN Spec ifi cati on 15 Appe ndi x B Swi tch Ope rati on 17[...]

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    1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Congratulations on your purchasing of FSD-503/FSD-803/FSD-1603 5/8/16-port 10/ 100Mbps F ast Ethernet Switch. This device integr ates 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and 10Mbps Ethernet network capabilities in a highly exible desktop package. Purpose This manual discusses how to install your FSD-503/FSD-803/FSD-1603. 5/8/16-port 10/100M[...]

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    2 3 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION This chapter describes the features of the Switch and some background information about F ast Ethernet switching technology . Fast Ethernet T echnology The growing importance of LANs and the increasing complexity of desktop computing applications are fueling the need for high performance networks. A number of high-speed L[...]

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    4 5 required make routers relatively impractical. T oday switches are an ideal solution to most kinds of local area network congestion problems. Features · The Switch es were desi gned for easy insta llat ion and high Perf ormance in an env ironm ent where traff ic on the netwo rk and the number of user increase cont inuou sly . · The Switc hes w[...]

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    4 5 Other key Features are: · Auto MDI/MDI -X on each port for Uplink to anoth er switc h, hub o r repeat er . · Stor e and forw ard switch ing scheme capa bility . As the resul t of compl ete frame chec king and error frame filte ring, this scheme prevent s error packag es from tra nsmittin g among segments . · NW ay Auto- negot iation for any [...]

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    6 7 Chapter 2 UNP A CKING AND SETUP This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the Switches. Unpacking Open the shipping cartons of the Switch and carefully unpacks its contents. The carton should contain the following items: · One 5 /8/16-po rt 10 /100Mbps Ethernet Switch · One e xternal power adapter · This User’s manu al If a[...]

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    8 9 Chapter 3 IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS This section identies all the major external components of the hub. Both the front and rear panels are shown, followed by a description of each panel’s feature. The indicator panel is described in detail in the next chapter . Front Panel The gure below shows the front panels of the switches. Fro[...]

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    10 1 1 DC Power Jack: Power is supplied through an external AC power adapter . Check the technical specification section for information about the AC power input voltage. Since the switch does not include a power switch, plugging its power adapter into a power outlet will immediately power it on. Numbered MDI/MDI- X Jacks: Use these jacks to connec[...]

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    10 1 1 Chapter 4 CONNECTING THE SWIT CH This chapter describes how to connect the Switch to your F ast Ethernet network. PC to Switch A PC can be connected to the Switch via a two-pair Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight cable. The PC (equipped with a RJ-45 10/100Mbps phone jack) should be connected to any of the 5/8 numbered port. The LED indicators[...]

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    12 13 Switch to Switches (other devices) The Switch can be connected to another switch or other devices (routers, bridges, etc.) via a two-pair Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight or crossov er cable. When using straight or crossover cable, this is done from the any (MDI/MDIX) port of the Switch (Switch A) to any of the 10Mbps or 100Mbps (MDI-X) port[...]

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    12 13 Chapter 5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Standards IEEE802.3 10Base- T Ethernet IEEE802.3u 100 Base- TX F ast Ethernet Protocol CSMA/CD Data T ransfer Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps (half duplex), 20Mbps (full duplex)F ast Ethernet: 100Mbps (half duplex), 200Mbps (full duplex) T opology Star Network Cables 10BASET : 2-pair UTP Cat. 3,4,5 (100 m), EIA/TIA- [...]

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    14 15 Performance T ransmit Method: Store-and-forward RAM Buffer: FSD-503/803: 1-Mbit packet buffer FSD-1603: 4-Mbit packet buffer Filtering Address T able: FSD-503/803: Up to 2K entries per device FSD-1603: Up to 8K entries per device Packet Filtering/ Forwarding R ate: 10Mbps Ethernet: 14,880/pps 100Mbps F ast Ethernet: 148,800/pps MAC Address Le[...]

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    14 15 APPENDIX A RJ-45 PIN SPECIFICA TION When connecting your FSD-series 10/100Mbps Ethernet Switch to another switch, a bridge or a hub, a straight or crossover cable is necessary . Each port of the Switch supports auto-MDI/MDI-X detection. That means you can directly connect the Switch to any Ethernet devices without making a crossover cable. Th[...]

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    16 17 There are 8 wires on a standard UTP/STP cable and each wire is color-coded. The following shows the pin allocation and color of straight cable and crossover cable connection: Figure A-1: Str aight- Through and Crossover Cable Please make sure your connected cable are with same pin assignment and color as above picture before deploying the cab[...]

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    16 17 APPENDIX B SWITCH OPERA TION Address T able The Switch is implemented with an address table. This address table composed of many entries. Each entry is used to store the address information of some node in network, including MAC address, port no, etc. The information comes from the learning process of Ethernet Switch. Learning When one packet[...]

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    18 The Switch performs “Store-and-forward” therefore, no error packets occur . More reliably , it reduces the re-transmission rate. No pack et loss will occur . Auto-Negotiation The STP ports on the Switch have built -in “Auto-Negotiation. ” This technology automatically sets the best possible bandwidth when a connection is established with[...]

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