3Com Baseline 2816-SFP Plus manual

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    Enterprise-class, Layer 2 10/100/1000 switch for small and medium businesses, with advanc ed featur es for netw ork contr ol and fl exibility D A T A SHEET OVERVIEW The 3Com ® Baseline Switch SFP Plus Famil y are “smart” cost-eff ectiv e La y er 2 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet switches . These 16-, 24- and 4 8-port switches pr ovide a user -[...]

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    3COM ® BASELINE SWITCH SFP PL US F AMIL Y Visit www.3com.com f or more inf ormation about 3Com secur e conver ged network solutions. 3Com Corporation, Corporate Headquarters, 350 Campus Driv e, Marlborough, M A 01752-3064 3Com is publicly traded on N ASD A Q under the symbol COMS . Copyright © 2006 3Com Corporation. All rights r eserved. 3Com and[...]