Netgear delivers wire speed gigabit performance and a full set of layer 2 management features with unsurpassed affordability this 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 10100 switches and gigabit servers in demanding small networks the non blocking design offers full gigabit throughput simultaneously to all 12 101001000 ports to ensure reliable performance layer 2 management functional