Simple Network Configuration Examples; Desktop Switch Example - 3Com 3C17300-US Implementation Manual

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Simple Network
Configuration
Examples
Desktop Switch
Example
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ONFIGURATION XAMPLES
The following illustrations show some simple examples of how the Switch
4200 Family can be used in your network.
The example in Figure 22
for a group of users that require dedicated 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps
connections to the desktop. The Switch 4200 Family stack uses one of its
built-in 1000BASE-T ports to provide a Gigabit Ethernet link to a Switch
3870 in the basement.
Figure 22 Using the Switch 4200 Family in a desktop environment
1000 Mbps
shows how the Switch 4200 Family can be used
Switch 4200 Family stack
Local server on a switched Local server on a switched
100 Mbps connection 100 Mbps connection
Switch 3870
Endstations on
10 Mbps/100 Mbps connections
Servers on a
1000 Mbps
connection