3Com 3C16985B Switch User Manual


 
20 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 XM, SM, TM, MM
Switch as a Desktop
Switch
The example in Figure 9 shows how the Switch can be used for a group
of users that require dedicated 10Mbps or 100Mbps connections to the
desktop. The 3300 SM Switch provides a Gigabit Ethernet connection to
a SuperStack II Switch 4900 in the basement and the 3300 TM Switch
provides a Gigabit Ethernet connection to a local server.
Figure 9
Using the Switch in a desktop environment
Switch 4900
Endstations on switched 10Mbps
or 100Mbps connections
Local server on a switched
1000Mbps connection
Switch 3300:
1000Mbps
MM
XM
TM
SM
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