XGS-4728F User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 3
Hardware Overview
This chapter describes the front panel and rear panel of the Switch and shows you
how to make the hardware connections.
3.1 Front Panel Connections
The figure below shows the front panel of the Switch.
Figure 8 Front Panel
The following table describes the ports.
3.1.1 Dual Personality Interfaces
There are 24 Dual Personality interfaces, comprising 24 1000Base-T/mini-GBIC
combo ports. For each interface you can connect either to the 1000Base-T port or
the mini-GBIC port. The mini-GBIC ports have priority over the 1000Base-T ports.
Table 1 Panel Connections
CONNECTO
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DESCRIPTION
24 Dual
Personality
Interfaces
Each interface has one 1000Base-T copper RJ-45 port and one mini-GBIC
(Gigabit Interface Converter) fiber port, with one port active at a time.
• 24 1000Base-T Ports:
Connect these ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet
switches using Category 5/5e/6 1000Base-T Ethernet cables.
Use an 8-wire Ethernet cable for Gigabit connections. Using a 4-wire
Ethernet cable limits your connection to 100 Mbps. Note that the
connection speed also depends on what the Ethernet device at the
other end can support.
• 24 Mini-GBIC Ports:
Use Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceivers in these ports for
1000Base-X fiber-optic connections to backbone Ethernet switches.
