Gigabit Ethernet Switch
A Gigabit Ethernet switch transmits at a rate of a gigabit per second (1,000,000,000 bits per second) as defined by the IEEE 802.3-2008 standard.
A Gigabit Ethernet switch is used to interconnect various Ethernet devices. An Ethernet switch divides networks into multiple segments by maintaining a table of each destination address and its port. After an Ethernet switch receives a packet, it sends the packet to the correct destination address. This maximizes network utilization for all devices connected to the Gigabit Ethernet Switch.
A basic Gigabit Ethernet switch processes and routes data at the data link layer (layer 2) of the OSI model. Advanced Ethernet switches that additionally process data at the network layer (layer 3) and above.
Advanced Gigabit Ethernet Switch Features
A Gigabit Ethernet switch usually include advanced networking features in switches to maintain the active links of the network as a tree while allowing physical loops for redundancy, port security and protection features such as MAC lock down and broadcast radiation filtering, VLANs to keep different classes of users separate while using the same physical infrastructure, multilayer switching to route between different classes and link aggregation to add bandwidth to overloaded links and to provide some measure of redundancy to Gigabit Ethernet switch usage.
Unique Gigabit Ethernet Switch Types
A unique Gigabit Ethernet Switch product is the JumboSwitch. The JumboSwitch encompasses a product family of managed and easily scalable Gigabit Ethernet switches that integrate up to 14 different hot-swappable Data, Voice & Data interface cards onto a Gigabit Ethernet switch network.
Advanced Gigabit Ethernet Switch features include VLAN, IGMP Snooping, Port Rate Control, QoS, etc. TC Communication’s Ethernet switches support all popular topologies including redundant ring, bus, string, star and add/drop multiplexing and are available in four different chassis versions.
Behind TC's Ethernet Switch product line is an experienced and talented Engineering Department. Most Engineers hold advanced engineering degrees, have been with TC for more than 5 years and have extensive experience with modern LANs and it takes great pride in designing and manufacturing a quality Gigabit Ethernet switch.