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N-way Definition from PC Magazine Encyclopedia

  • ️Thu Mar 02 2017
 

Definition of: N-way

N-way

An Ethernet switch capability that automatically detects the speed and type of transmission on each port and adjusts the switch to accommodate it (10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps; half or full duplex). All modern Ethernet switches are N-way. N-way functionality was first developed by National Semiconductor in 1994.

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