Setup For A Multi-Switch Network - MOTU UltraLite AVB User Manual

SETUP FOR A MULTI-SWITCH NETWORK

Use this setup if you want to connect more than five
MOTU interfaces to an extended network that
employs multiple AVB switches. AVB Ethernet is an
industry standard, so you can use MOTU AVB
Switches or 3rd-party AVB switches.
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Additional switches,
interfaces, and
computers.
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but don't create loops. For example, switches A, B,
and C below are chained properly, but don't
connect C back to A. Alternately, you could
connect both Switches B and C to Switch A.
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"Networking" (page 65).
If you have Thunderbolt-equipped MOTU AVB interfaces on the network (such as the 1248,
8M, 16A or 112D), in addition to your UltraLite AVB, use them for computer connections. The
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computer then has access to 128 channels of input and output to the network.
Switch A
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Switch C
You can daisy-chain switches in serial fashion,
For further information, see chapter 9,
Switch B
H A R D W A R E I N S T A L L A T I O N
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