D-Link's DES-3226L is a high-performance managed Layer 2 switch that provides an ideal solution for workgroups and departments. The DES-3226L has (24) 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet ports and (2) combo 10/100/1000Mbps SFP ports for high speed uplinks to servers and/or backbones. With an 8.8Gbps switch fabric, and support for up to 4, 000 MAC addresses, the DES-3226L is a wire-speed, high performance departmental switch. The DES-3226L supports 802.3ad Link Aggregation (Static Mode). Link Aggregation or port trunking enables users to increase availability and aggregates bandwidth between servers and/or other switches, by combining multiple links of the same speed as one logical link. By widely supporting IEEE approved specifications, the DES-3226L leverages your existing investment in a multi-vendor environment, while maximizing compatibility of business critical features like, Spanning Tree (802.1d/802.1w), QoS (802.1p), Port Mirroring, and network management(SNMP/RMON/BOOTP/Telnet/ Web). D-Link's DES-3226L robust support of standards based network management protocols (SNMP/RMON/ BOOTP/Telnet/Web) and port mirroring enables the DES-3226L to be easily integrated into many third-party network management packages. The DES-3226L brings advanced enterprise functions to a more affordable level while supporting advanced features: 802.1p (QOS/CoS), 802.1x (Port Based Authentication), IGMP Snooping, 802.1w (Rapid Spanning Tree) 802.3ad (Link Aggregation), and VLANs. These features facilitate the deployment of applications across an enterprise such as: VOIP, streaming media, and multicast content delivery (IP video conferencing and software deployment.)