Cisco IE 3000 Software Configuration Manual page 51

Chapter 1 Overview
Cell Network—Trunk-Drop Topology
Switches are connected to each other to form a chain of switches in a trunk-drop topology (also known
as a cascaded topology). See
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Figure 1-2
Human
Machine
Interface
Controllers
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Figure
The connection between the Layer 3 switch and the first Layer 2 switch is very susceptible to
oversubscription, which can degrade network performance.
There is no redundancy to the loss of a connection.
Cell Network–Trunk-Drop Topology
Catalyst 3750
Stackwise
Switch
Stack
(HMI)
IE
3000
Controllers, Drives,
and Remote I/Os
Cell Zone
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Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide
Network Configuration Examples
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