Collapsed Backbone - Switch Topology 2 - Allied Telesis AT-9410GB Installation Manual

Product Description
Collapsed
Backbone -
Switch
Topology 2
AT-9410GB Gigabit Ethernet Switches
10GbE
10/100Mbps
RS232
ACT
FDX
PWR
10GbE
10/100Mbps
RS232
ACT
FDX
PWR
10GbE
10/100Mbps
RS232
ACT
FDX
PWR
Legend
1000 Mbps
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If you need to connect multiple AT-9410GB switches and the switches
are physically separated by large distances, you can install fiber optic
GBIC modules. The modules can span large distances and, since they
operate a 1000 Mbps, can be used to build a fast backbone between the
switches.
One method for connecting multiple switches is with a collapsed
backbone topology, using a high-speed 1000Base-SX or 1000Base-LX
switch as the focal point of the backbone. Figure 20 illustrates a
topology that links six AT-9410GB Ethernet Switches using an AT-9006SX
Gigabit Ethernet Switch. Each AT-9410GB Gigabit Ethernet Switch has at
least one fiber optic GBIC module.
LINK
GBIC2
LINK
GBIC1
LINK
GBIC2
LINK
GBIC1
LINK
GBIC2
LINK
GBIC1
Figure 20 Collapsed Backbone - Switch Topology 2
AT-9006SX Gigabit
Ethernet Switch
AT-9410GB Gigabit Ethernet Switches
10GbE
10/100Mbps
RS232
ACT
FDX
PWR
10GbE
10/100Mbps
RS232
ACT
FDX
PWR
10GbE
10/100Mbps
RS232
ACT
FDX
PWR
LINK
GBIC2
LINK
GBIC1
LINK
GBIC2
LINK
GBIC1
LINK
GBIC2
LINK
GBIC1