As A Segment Switch - HP J4093A Installation Manual

Installing the Switch 1600M and 2424M
Sample Network Topologies

As a Segment Switch

Server with
"Fast" Ethernet
NIC
100 Base-FX
fiber-optic cable
to backbone
"Fast"
Ethernet
Hubs
twisted-pair
"straight-through"
cables to end
nodes
The Switch 1600M can also be used as a desktop switch, but it works well as
a segment switch. That is, with its high performance, it can be used for
interconnecting network segments—simply connect the network hubs that
form those segments to the switch, or connect other switches.
In the illustration above, two "Fast" Ethernet hubs with PCs, printers, and local
servers attached, are both connected to a Switch 1600M. The devices attached
to the two hubs can now communicate with each other through the switch.
They can also all communicate with the server that is connected to the switch
through its 100Base-TX port.
The connections between the switch and the MDI-X ports on the hubs is
through category 5 "cross-over" twisted-pair cable. Category 3 or 4 cable can
also be used if the connection is 10 Mbps only. If the hubs have MDI ports, you
can connect them to the switch through "straight-through" cable. The connec-
tion to the server is through category 5 "straight-through" twisted-pair cable.
The switch, in turn, is connected to a network backbone through fiber-optic
cabling connected to a 100Base-FX module installed in the switch. Now, all
the devices on these network segments can access other network resources
that are connected elsewhere on the network backbone.
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category 5 twisted-pair "straight-through"
cable for 100 Mbps connection to server
Switch 1600M
twisted-pair "cross-over"
cables to hubs
PCs,
printers,
and local
servers