Bridging Example - ZyXEL Communications GS3700 Series User Manual

1.1.1 Bridging Example

I n t his exam ple t he Swit ch connect s different com pany depart m ent s ( RD and Sa le s) t o t he
corporat e backbone. I t can alleviat e bandwidt h cont ent ion and elim inat e server and net work
bot t lenecks. All users t hat need high bandwidt h can connect t o high- speed depart m ent servers via
t he Swit ch. You can provide a super- fast uplink connect ion by using t he opt ional 10 Gigabit uplink
m odule on t he Swit ch.
Figure 1 Bridging Applicat ion
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1.1.2 High Performance Switching Example
The Swit ch is ideal for connect ing t wo geographically dispersed net works t hat need high bandwidt h.
I n t he following exam ple, a com pany uses t he opt ional 10 Gigabit uplink m odules t o connect t he
headquart ers t o a branch office net work. Wit hin t he headquart ers net work, a com pany can use
t runking t o group several physical port s int o one logical higher- capacit y link. Trunking can be used
if for exam ple, it is cheaper t o use m ult iple lower- speed links t han t o under- ut ilize a high- speed,
but m ore cost ly, single- port link.
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