What Is Segmentation; Defining Ethernet Segmentation - Compaq Netelligent 3024 User Manual

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Chapter 4

What Is Segmentation?

This chapter provides an introduction to segmentation and contains a variety
of network configuration examples to illustrate the segmentation concept. Be
sure you read this chapter before you configure the repeater.

Defining Ethernet Segmentation

Ethernet segmentation does exactly what the name implies: it divides existing
Ethernet networks into smaller networks, or segments, with fewer users. These
segments maintain separate collision domains. Therefore, fewer users compete
for bandwidth on each domain, reducing collisions and increasing network
throughput.
The repeater's distributed design enables its 24 ports to be separated into three
eight-port groups, and each group can be assigned to a separate segment (see
Figure 4-1). You can also combine or separate port groups into multiple
backplane segments. See "Backplanes and Segmentation." You can connect
(stack) up to five repeaters to support up to 15 independent segments and 120
ports of connectivity.
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