3Com 5124M-TP Switch User Manual


 
Designing and Expanding the Network 2 - 9
Building a Network (Serial Configuration)
Use a serial configuration for smaller diameter networks that are not
expected to grow. Serial configurations reduce the overall network
diameter by 190 meters for each concentrator in any path.
Figure 2-2 shows 10BASE-FB modules installed in a network using a serial
configuration.
Figure 2-2. Serial Configuration