iswitchi se-nethiwekh ya-fiber optic
Isikhombisi sekhelwe yamadatashini sikhombisa njengokuchazwa okubalulekile kumakethe amadatashini esikhathi esisha, kuxhasa ukuthumela data kakhulu ngokusebenzisa ikhabeli lekhelwe yamadatashini. Lolu rhamawuzi oluphambene neyodwa lisebenza ngokuthumela amapakethi edata phambi kwezinye izinkinobho zokusebenzisa imithwako yesibhedlela endaweni yezo zokusebenzisa i-electrical signals. Isikhombisi senquma amapakethi edata ongenayo bese licathula kuzindlela ezifanele ngokushesha nokucophelela. Lisebenza ku data link layer ye model ye-OSI, isikhombisi sekhelwe yamadatashini singasebenzela amanye amakhonke okuxhumana noma ngaphansi kwezinga eliphezulu, licophelela izinhloso ezingenakukhona ukusetshenziswa kwedatha. Lezi sikhombisi zinezinhlobo ezahlukene zemibandela, kusuka kwi-8-port models embhabheni ukuze kube ngu-48-port noma ngaphezulu, kuhlabezela ezinhlobweni ezahlukene nezinga lokuhlanganisa. Sicophelela amakhanda amabili wekhelwe, kungcono ukuthi khelwe enye injini (single-mode) nekhelwe ezimbili (multi-mode), okwenza kube uyilo lwamanye amakethe amadatashini. Iziphumo ezinhle like VLAN support, Quality of Service (QoS) management, ne-port mirroring zenhance network control and monitoring capabilities. Lezi sikhombisi esisha calethwa futhi kuzo i-manage interfaces ezinhle, ekuvumela abasebenzisi ukugcina, ukujonga, nokulungisa imiphatlalo yekheli.