The IP layer 3 breaks apart the data being transmitted into variable length packets, known as "Ethernet frames," up to 1,500 bytes long. Each frame has a header containing source and destination ...

Using frame switches to speed up network traffic. For example, when a 10Base-T Ethernet hub is replaced with an Ethernet frame switch, each sending and receiving pair of stations obtains the full ...

No initial software setup is required and due to the hardware learning for MAC addresses the core is ready to receive and forward Ethernet frames immediately once powered up. There is a high ...