Gigabit network port can provide the maximum networking speed of 1000M, and can provide the download speed as high as 1000/8 = 125mb/s, while 100 megabit network port can provide the maximum networking speed of 100M.
In the current home broadband networking mode, the core equipment to provide the home with a network is the router. When the home broadband is greater than 100M, the purchased Gigabit wireless router needs to be connected to the Gigabit network port of the switch, which can provide higher download speed.
The reason why Optical Cat has 100M and Gigabit network ports is mainly because the price of Gigabit network cards is higher than that of 100M network cards, and 100M network ports can fully meet the needs of IPTV services.
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Higher network speed requires higher cost, and the price of gigabit network port is higher than that of 100M network port. When operators provide switches, considering the cost, they often only provide users with one Gigabit network port and several 100M network ports, in which Gigabit network users access the Internet and 100M network users use IPTV.
According to the bandwidth of 4K HD video, the network bandwidth required for IPTV service is about 40Mbps, and it is enough to provide a network port of 100 Mbps for IPTV service.
At the beginning, only Gigabit ports (or 100M port to improve Internet service) can access the Internet, and the rest ports are closed or can only watch IPTV. But now some switches are equipped with 100M and gigabit ports, so you can watch IPTV online. When connecting the switch interface, users should pay attention to whether the Gigabit port is connected.