3Com 3C16405, 3C16406, 3C16450 Switch User Manual


 
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How You Can Use the PS Hub 1-5
Figure 1-3
Connecting to Other Stacks and Hubs
Expanding an
Existing Network
You can add PS Hubs to your existing network to expand the number
of user connections. Each PS Hub has its own built-in management
which is distributed throughout the PS Hubs in the stack. This provides
fault tolerance because there is no single point of failure; all hubs have
management capability (should they become isolated).
Figure 1-4
shows how PS Hubs can be added to an existing network
(the network is a stack of SuperStack
®
II Hub 10 units in this example).
The hubs create more ports now, and allow for further growth in the
future. The PS Hubs are connected to a switch so that communication
between them is controlled.
Figure 1-4
Expanding an Existing Network