APPENDIX B Intel Express 100BASE-TX Stackable Hub
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100BASE-T workstations
100BASE-T workstations
Stack of
100BASE-T hubs
Stack of
100BASE-T
hubs
100BASE-TX
Switching hub
Wiring closet
400 m total network topology
400 m total network diameter
100 meter Category 5 UTP
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Collision domain 1 Collision domain 2
100BASE-T network topology of 400 meters
In the next illustration, the network topology is extended to a
maximum distance of 521.6 meters. In this network, two 160.8 meter
fiber links connect two repeaters to a switch in the wiring closet. 100
meter Category 5 copper links connect workstations and servers to the
100BASE-T repeater. Each collision domain in this network is a
maximum of 260.8 meters. When the collision domains are
interconnected through the switch, the network topology is extended
to a total of 521.6 meters.