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PBSST

Gigabit Copper Bypass Switch Stand Alone Unit

Product Description

Silicom PBSST is external Bypass switches for Gigabit Copper Ethernet

networks. The Silicom Bypass switch protects from network failures and

Network maintenance by ensuring network integrity during power loss.

Silicom Bypass switch includes Network ports, Monitor ports and control port.

The Network ports are used to connect to Switch / Router Network

connections. The Monitor ports are used for an in-line networking device. The

control port is used to control the mode of the Bypass switch. On power on, the mode of the Bypass switch is set to Normal, on

power lose, the mode of the Bypass switch is set to Bypass

Functional Description

In Normal mode, the Bypass switch diverts the data from the Network ports data to the Monitor ports.

Figure: 1

– Normal Mode Functional Block Diagram

In Bypass mode, the Network data traffic routed directly to the other Network port and the Monitor data traffic routed directly to the

other Monitor port

Figure: 2

– Bypass Mode Functional Block Diagram