Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 6800 User Manual page 25

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ETWORK ONFIGURATION XAMPLE
When used as a server switch, the BlackDiamond supports 10/100 Mbps segments and
Gigabit Ethernet segments, handling traffic to and from servers in the data center. This
application ensures sufficient bandwidth between servers and to segments. Conversely,
the BlackDiamond can support Gigabit Ethernet segments and 10/100 Mbps server
links to optimize client-to-server traffic. Multiple 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, and 1,000 Mbps
switch ports can be trunked into one logical link between the data centers, the network
cores, and high-performance servers.
Figure 1-2 shows an example of the BlackDiamond used in a network configuration.
Enterprise desktop Segment
switching switching
Core
routers
Server
switching
Core switching
BD_netX
Figure 1-2: BlackDiamond network configuration example
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