Corebuilder 3500 System Solutions - 3Com CoreBuilder 3500 Getting Started Manual

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HAPTER YSTEM AND
The system is tuned for performance migration and
bandwidth management. It supports the forwarding
of switched routed packets at wire speed on all ports.
The switch is designed to act as a backbone LAN
router, replacing legacy LAN routers for Layer 3
forwarding functionality. It can also be used as an
edge device, performing Layer 3 forwarding when
you connect it to a Gigabit Ethernet backbone.
This powerful switch uses 3Com's custom ASIC
technology, which brings high performance and
reliability to your network. The system also provides
state-of-the-art network interfaces for all your
networking configurations.
S O
ETUP VERVIEW

CoreBuilder 3500 System Solutions

Your system allows you to create additional capacity
and improve performance without increasing the
complexity of your network. Your new system
provides these solutions:
Improves performance by integrating segmented
Ethernet-based LANs with Fast Ethernet and
Gigabit Ethernet
Supports additional heterogeneous media
including Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
Increases bandwidth to the server by creating a
high-speed downlink to a centralized server or by
supporting a local high-speed file server
Switches rather than shares bandwidth, providing
dedicated 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet segments
Provides parallel communications between users
and increases the aggregate bandwidth by
allowing information to flow directly from one
physical port to another
Increases bandwidth by dividing your network into
smaller segments
Allows you to add more switch ports as your
network grows