Hotel Network Configuration - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 1 Overview
Figure 1-3
Cisco
CallManager
Catalyst 2950, 2900 XL,

Hotel Network Configuration

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with approximately 200 rooms. This network includes a PBX switchboard, a router, and high-speed
servers.
Connected to the telephone line in each hotel room is an LRE CPE device, such as a Cisco LRE CPE
device. The LRE CPE device provides:
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When connected to the CPE device, the Ethernet devices and room telephone share the same telephone
line.
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Collapsed Backbone and Switch Cluster Configuration
Gigabit
servers
1 Gbps
(2 Gbps full duplex)
3550, and 3500 XL
GigaStack cluster
GigaStack cluster
Workstations running
Cisco SoftPhone software
shows Catalyst 2950ST-8 LRE and 2950ST-24 LRE switches in a hotel network environment
Two RJ-11 ports, one for connecting to the telephone jack on the wall and one for connecting to a
POTS telephone.
One or more RJ-45 Ethernet ports for connecting to devices such as a customer's laptop, the room
IP phone, the television set-top box, or a room environmental control device. A Cisco 575 LRE CPE
provides one Ethernet connection; a Cisco 585 LRE CPE provides four.
Catalyst 3550-12T or
Catalyst 3550-12G switch
Si
Catalyst
2950,
2900 XL,
3550, and
3500 XL
IP
Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide
Network Configuration Examples
Cisco 2600 router
200 Mbps
Fast EtherChannel
(400-Mbps full-duplex
Fast EtherChannel)
Catalyst 3550-24PWR
cluster
IP
IP
Cisco
IP Phones
IP IP
Cisco IP Phones
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