3Com 3 Server User Manual


 
Simple Network Configuration Examples
81
Collapsed Backbone
Switch Example
The example in Figure 22
shows how a Switch 4200 stack can act as a
backbone for both shared and switched network segments.
Figure 22
Using the Switch 4200 as a collapsed backbone
Switch 4200 stack
Endstations on
switched 10 Mbps
connections
Endstations on switched
10 Mbps connections
Servers on dedicated
100 Mbps connections
Switch 4400 stack
Switch 4400 stack
Dual Speed Hub 500
Dual Speed Hub 500
Endstations on
switched 10 Mbps
connections
Endstations on
shared 10 Mbps
and 100 Mbps
connections
Endstations on
shared 10 Mbps
and 100 Mbps
connections
100 Mbps