Netgear delivers wirespeed gigabit performance and a full set of layer 2 management features as well as static routing with unsurpassed affordability this next generation high speed switch delivers maximum throughput where you need it to high performance workgroups at the edge of the network or as a backbone for fast ethernet switches and high speed servers in demanding small networks the non blocking design offers full gigabit throughput simultaneously to all 48 101001000 ports to ensu