The Nortel Ethernet Switch 325 models are standalone 10/100 Mbps Layer 2 Ethernet switches designed to meet the needs of small and medium customers. Nortel Ethernet Switches are designed to provide low-port pricing for a cost-effective desktop switching solution. The Ethernet Switch 325 is available in two standalone, compact 1 rack-unit (1U) size models:

The Ethernet Switch 325-24T has 24 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX auto-sensing ports.

The Ethernet Switch 325-24G has 24 10BASE-T/100BASE-T auto-sensing ports plus 2 10/100/1000BASE-T ports for uplink connectivity to servers or backbone switches.

• Full auto-sensing on every port - Each switch has auto-sensing ports to accommodate 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps devices.
• Ethernet Switch Software allows Nortel's Ethernet 325 Switches to use a single software image that provides new features and will be available for free for the lifetime of the switches.
• Robust feature set - provides enterprise class quality features such as 802.1x, SSHv2, Multi-Link Trunking, 802.1Q/p at a cost-effective price.
• Wire-speed throughput - 16 Gigabit per second (Gbps) switch fabric for each switch supports full frame forwarding and filtering across all ports at wire-speed performance.
• High-speed uplink ports - The Nortel Ethernet Switch 325-24G provides two 10/100/1000BASE-T ports in the front of the unit that provides high-speed connections to backbone switches or servers.