Central Wiring Closet
With 24 parallel bridging ports (i.e., 24 distinct collision domains), this switch can
collapse a complex network down into a single efficient bridged node, increasing
overall bandwidth and throughput.
In the figure below, the 1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports on the switch are providing 1 Gbps
full-duplex connections for up to 24 local segments. In addition, the switch is also
connecting remote servers over fiber optic cable at 1 Gbps.
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10/100/1000 Switch
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Figure 2-2 Central Wiring Closet
Application Examples
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