Fast Ethernet switches show their intelligence

A new family of small Fast Ethernet switching chips delivers advanced features to a switch segment traditionally served by devices with only limited functionality.

A new family of small Fast Ethernet switching chips delivers advanced features to a switch segment traditionally served by devices with only limited functionality.

For network access equipment with a small number of ports, previous generations of Fast Ethernet switches performed basic packet forwarding, typically with only rudimentary management capabilities.

However, as high-speed multimedia applications - streaming video and VoIP, am