Gigabit Ethernet Switches
Introduction
Gigabit Ethernet switches can be used to allow full connectivity between
all ports. As opposed to a hub, in which all connected ports share a common
medium, a switch can handle multiple streams of data between ports.
Some Gigabit Ethernet switches have not only Gigabit Ethernet ports,
but also some 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet ports or even FDDI or ATM ports,
thereby effectively performing a routing function as well.
Devices
3COM
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For use with SuperStack II Switch 3000, 1000 and Desktop Switch
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Available 2H, CY 97
See for other modules for other 3COM switches 3COM
Gigabit Ethernet Solutions page
Contact: 3COM - 20-Aug-1997
Acacia
Acacia unveils Gigabit
Ethernet for its NovaSwitch family of 10/100/1000 stackable LAN switches
Contact: Acacia Networks - 8-Aug-1997
Alteon Networks
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two full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet ports
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eight 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports
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in the future, an FDDI or ATM uplink.
Contact: Alteon Networks - 30-July-1997
Ancor
Contact: Ancor - 30-July-1997
Cisco
Cisco
Switching Solutions: Gigabit Ethernet Solutions
Contact: Cisco - 8-Aug-1997
Digital Equipment Corporation
Contact: Digital Equipment Corporation
- 8-Aug-1997
GigaLabs
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eight full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet ports
Contact: GigaLabs - 30-July-1997
NBase
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Gigabit ethernet support via optional modules
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Eight RJ-45 10Base-T / 100Base-TX ports
Contact: NBase - 30-July-1997
Plaintree
Maximal configurations are:
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16 Gigabit Ethernet ports
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64 FDDI SAS ports
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32 FDDI DAS ports
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128 100BASE-TX/FX ports
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384 10BASE-T ports
Contact: Plaintree - 1-Aug-1997
Rapid City Communications
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Up to 12 ports of Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed trunking or server connections,
and up to 96 ports of autosensing 10/100 Mbps Ethernet.
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Up to 6 ports of Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed trunking or server connections,
and up to 48 ports of autosensing 10/100 Mbps Ethernet.
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Single- and dual-port Gigabit Ethernet modules, 8-port 10/100Base-TX and
4-port 100Base-F modules allow flexible configurations.
Contact: Rapid City Communications
- 1-Aug-1997
CERN - High Speed Interconnect
- Gigabit Ethernet
Erik van der Bij - 20 August
1997 - Disclaimer