Deployment Examples; Example 1: Cascaded Stack Connection - Cisco GigaStack WS-X3500-XL Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 1 Overview

Deployment Examples

Example 1: Cascaded Stack Connection

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This section contains examples that use the GigaStack GBIC as a Gigabit uplink
to aggregate traffic in a switched and shared network.
Figure 1-5 shows the GigaStack GBIC cascaded in a half-duplex stack
configuration.
Figure 1-5 Cascaded Stack Connection
10/100
switched links
10/100 attached workstations
Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Installation Guide
Catalyst 3550
switch
Gigabit EtherChannel
or 1000BASE-X link
Catalyst 2900 XL,
Catalyst 3500 XL,
or Catalyst 3550
switches
Half-duplex
GigaStack GBIC links
Deployment Examples
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