[. . . ] TigerSwitchTM 1000 8608SX SMC's Tiger Line of feature rich work-group LAN solutions SMC's new TigerSwitchTM 1000 is a Gigabit Ethernet backbone switch that provides 8 full-duplex 1000BASE-SX (SC-type) ports. [. . . ] This TigerSwitch 1000 also comes fully-loaded with advanced performance-enhancing features. IGMP maintains available bandwidth by limiting multicast transmissions to subscribers only. Broadcast storm suppression prevents broadcast traffic storms from engulfing the network. QoS priority queueing ensures the minimum delay for real-time multimedia data across the network. Flow control eliminates the loss of packets due to bottlenecks caused by port saturation. Port-based and tagged VLANs are also included to provide traffic security and efficient use of network bandwidth. [. . . ] Other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. [. . . ]