Abstract

3Com Corp. commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate its SuperStack 3 Switch 4400, a 24-port Fast Ethernet desktop switch with advanced multi-layer packet identification and classification functionality, for Fast Ethernet throughput, as well as to validate the device's capability to allocate bandwidth in situations where ports experience severe congestion. 3Com also requested that The Tolly Group verify the step-by-step setup for Quality-of-Service capabilities using 3Com's Network Supervisor (3NS) software.