The 6 port GBE Micro Switch Generation 6 constitutes an extension of the Gigabit Ethernet Micro Switch. In addition to the 1000Base-X fiber optic uplink, for linking to the central distributor, this switch has an additional RJ-45 downlink 10/100/1000Base-T. This additional connection is positioned at the rear of the switch and is also covered after the installation. This additional connection can, amongst other things, be used for cascading other Micro Switches in order to obtain additional connection capacities.