User guide

Overview
Fast Network 100 User Guide Page 1-5
The FN100 features the following:
• Supports 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 100BASE-FX standards.
• Supports IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation for 10BASE-T and
100BASE-TX connections.
• Provides full store and forward switching functionality.
• Supports trunking for combining up to 8 links for a total bandwidth of
800 Mbps.
• Lets you define virtual workgroups to optimize network traffic.
• Allows you to configure the FN100 into four virtual switches.
• Supports 48-bit IEEE 802 MAC addressing.
• Maintains a learning database of up to 8192 MAC-address entries.
• Implements the Spanning Tree protocol (802.1d).
• Comes with factory-set defaults for plug-and-play capability.
In addition, the FN100 offers features that can help you manage and
maintain your network, such as:
• Configuration and management using the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) with either an in-band or out-of-band
connection.
• Cabletron Systems Local Console Manager (LCM).
• Protection against multicast storms.
The FN100 contains full store-and-forward functionality and is protocol
transparent. This allows the FN100 to bridge different types of network
traffic, regardless of the network protocol. The FN100 supports over 8000
MAC addresses, with constant learning and aging of the entries associated
with each port.
The FN100 supports IEEE 802.1(d) Spanning Tree that allows the design
of fully redundant Fast Ethernet topologies. In addition, the FN100
supports Cabletron Systems port trunking feature allowing a number of
parallel links to provide a higher aggregate bandwidth.