As A Segment Switch - HP ProCurve 2224 Installation Manual

Installing the Switch 2224
Sample Network Topologies

As a Segment Switch

Server
100 Base-FX
fiber-optic cable
to backbone
twisted-pair
"straight-through"
cables
In general, the Switch 2224 is designed to be used as a desktop switch, but it
can also be used as a segment switch. That is, with its high performance and
large address table, it can be used for interconnecting network segments—
simply connect the network hubs that form those segments to the switch.
In the illustration above, two Ethernet hubs with PCs, printers, and local
servers attached, are both connected to a Switch 2224. 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.
Connecting the server through a 100 Mbps connection allows a large number
of users to access the server without causing network congestion.
The connections between the switch and the MDI-X ports on the hubs is
through "crossover" twisted-pair cable. If the hubs have MDI ports, you can
connect to them through "straight-through" cable. The 100 Mbps connection
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 transceiver 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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100 Mbps connection through category 5
twisted-pair "straight-through" cable
Switch 2224
twisted-pair "crossover" cables
Ethernet
Hubs
PCs,
printers,
and local
servers