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Used the CSMA/CD access method with support for one repeater per collision domain
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Addressed backward compatibility with 10Base-T and 100Base-T technologies
Collapsed Backbone Link
Traditionally, bridges and routers have used to link local area networks into one interconnected network. But these devices
involve difficult management and long traffic delays.
The Ethernet Switches are multiport bridges with short delays and easy setup and maintenance, making them ideal for backbone
links. Also, the Built-in filtering on these hubs will decease network traffic, while the multiple ports communicating
simultaneously will increase network performance.
One or more of your hub's 100Mbps ports or 1000Base module can be used as high-speed backbone link to other hubs serving as
collapsed backbones.
File server Link
With a file server link, you can increase file server performance by increasing the Hub's bandwidth between one or more
fileservers and the workgroups they serve.
If you connect 10Mbps workgroup hubs to the 10Mbps ports on the Ethernet Switch, traffic in one workgroup will not interfere
with the performance of another workgroup.
Ethernet Switch
Figure 5-3. Ethernet Switch 10/100 Hub in a collapsed backbone link
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