Key Guidelines For Implementation; Link Bandwidths; Trunks - 3Com corebuilder 3500 Implementation Manual

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Key Guidelines for
Implementation

Link Bandwidths

Trunks

Consider these important factors when you implement and configure
Ethernet networks.
Recommended link capacities in a network normally depend on the
speed requirements of end-user workstations, as shown in Table 5. In
areas that may benefit from 1000 Mbps pipelines, you may be able to
substitute trunked Fast Ethernet, subject to the issues raised in Chapter 8.
Table 5 Recommendations for Structuring Bandwidth Across the LAN
Desktops to
Wiring Closet
Mainstream Switched 10 or
networks Shared 10/100
Power Switched 10/100
networks
Consider these important factors when you implement and trunk Fast
Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet links:
3Com recommends that you use trunks to increase network
availability in the following circumstances:
Switch-to-switch connections in the data center and campus
interconnect areas
Switch-to-server connections in the data center and campus
interconnect areas
Downlinks from the data center to the campus interconnect area
When multiple links are trunked, it can be difficult to manage and
troubleshoot individual port-to-port connections if a connectivity
problem occurs. This issue may not be of concern in a server farm
room. But if you use trunking extensively between wiring closets and
data centers, the large number of connections involved and their
distributed nature may make their management and troubleshooting
difficult.
When you work with trunks, be sure that you understand the port
numbering for your system. For port-numbering information on the
CoreBuilder 3500, see Chapter 4. For more information about trunking,
see Chapter 8.
Wiring Closet to Data Center to
Data Center Campus Interconnect
Switched 100 Switched 1000
Switched 1000 Switched 1000+