Planning - SMC Networks SMC6516TF User Manual

Benefits of Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Switched Ethernet - Multiple
Simultaneous Data Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Switched Fast Ethernet - High-Speed
Data Pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Switching - an Evolutionary Step . . . . . . . 3-3
Segmenting the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Client/Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Backbone Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Full-Duplex Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Sample Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Shared Ethernet LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Segmented Ethernet LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Switched Ethernet LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Integrating Ethernet and Fast Ethernet . . . . 3-9
TigerSwitch 16 Model SMC6516TT . . . . . 3-9
TigerSwitch 16 Model SMC6516TF . . . . . 3-10
TigerSwitch 16 Model SMC6516FF . . . . . 3-11
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