ports : 8 x rj45 connectors for 10base-t and 100base-tx, 2 x rj45 conn for 10b-t/100b-tx/1000b-t with 2 sfp slots console port,auto mdi/mdi-x auto-negotiate/manual setting performance switching capacity 5.6 gig non-blocking forwarding rate 4.17 mpps wire-speed performance mac table size : 8k number of vlans : 256 active vlans (4096 range) vlan : port-based and 802.1q tag-based vlans ; management vlan hol blocking : head of line blocking prevention management : web user interface, snmp, snmp mibs, rmon, firmware upgrade port mirroring & other management features security : ieee 802.1x - radius authentication. md5 encryption access control acls - drop or rate limit based on: protocol source & destination mac-based source & destination ip address,tos/dscp,port,vlan,ethertype dimensions (w x h x d) (279.4 x 44.5 x 170 mm) * user/ntwk port level security via 802.1x authentication & mac-based filte * increased the bandwidth (upto 8x) & added link redundancy with lacp * enhanced rate limiting capabilities provide control,incl back pressure to control the rate that data that can flow in & out of port * multicasting, broadcasting & flooding control port mirroring for non-invasive monitoring of switch traffic * jumbo frame support - up to 1632 bytes