Inc The NetGear FS508 provides high performance through its exceptional switching architecture, earning it an Editors' Choice. Latency scores were also considerably lower than those of the switches based on the Galileo chip set. If you are purchasing a switch to reduce congestion on a few ports or if you anticipate heavy network traffic at some time in the future, then the NetGear FS508 is the switch for you. One difference is the NetGear's adaptive forwarding method. The NetGear also includes flow control but doesn't support spanning trees as do some of the other products.
Monitoring is relatively easy.
The NetGear s added performance justifies its price tag.