Frequently Asked Switch Product Questions

Questions:

1. Is there a maximum number of switch counts?
2. Which technique of switching do MiLAN switches support?
3. What is the difference between a hub and a switch?
4. When I use the uplink port on my switch, Port #1 gets disabled. What happened?

Answers:

Is there a maximum number of switch counts?

• Since switches segment Collision Domains, there isn't a limited number of switch counts.

• MiLAN switches support Store-and-Forward switching technique.

• A hub re-amplifies signals evenly to all its ports; whereas, a switch only routes the signals to the port where it remembers the device's location or MAC address.

• The uplink port is Port #1, but with uncrossed wires instead (MDI). If you take a look at the MIL-S3120, you can see that there is a line connecting Port #1 and the uplink port together. On the MIL-S3130XX, the uplink port is the same as Port #7.