ZyXEL GS-1116A is a 16-port unmanaged gigabit switch providing a cost-effective solution to empower "Gigabit to the desktop" connectivity. This brings significant performance improvement with increased network bandwidth. In addition, the GS-1116A comes with two dual personality (RJ-45 or SFP open slot) interfaces. It offers flexible connectivity (copper or fiber) to adapt to different deployment environments. The GS-1116A is an ideal solution for bandwidth-hungry applications (such as high resolution digital image transmission, video/audio file streaming/downloading, server farm connectivity). With a robust hardware design, the GS-1116A performs packet forwarding at wire-speed, which can instantly transfer giant packets without performance degradation. In addition, with the support of 802.3x flow control, the GS-1116A guarantees smooth transmission by adjusting packet transmission to reduce congestion. IEEE802.1p CoS allows the switch to send packets based on the priority level. In addition, the GS-1116A supports jumbo frame transmission up to 10K bytes to improve transmission efficiency and network performance. Connectivity can be as easy as connecting to a port on the switch. All the rest of the functions are done automatically. All ports on the GS-1116A are Auto MDI/MDIX; that means you don't need to check the Ethernet cable type. In addition, auto-negotiation helps adjust link speed intelligently to reach the best link quality. In other words, there is not hassle of twigging with the switch or pouring over the user manuals. The GS-1116A is rack mountable, allowing you to place it in a rack to save precious office space.