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implement more expensive administration procedures.
The Switch can provide the same bandwidth of FDDI and ATM at
much lower costs. In addition, all current adapters and network
devices can still be used. The Switching cross-domain connection is
better than bridge and router because users can retain LAN
structure in which any node can freely communicate with any other
node.
Figure 5-3: High Performance Switched Workgroup Application
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Application
The Switch supports up to 128 Group, IEEE 802.1Q-compatible
virtual LAN ( VLANs ).
Port-based VLAN Workgroup
You can group the Switch ports into broadcast domains by
assigning them to the same VLAN to increase network capacity and
performance. With network segmentation, each Switch port
connects to a segment that is a single broadcast domain. Packets
received in one VLAN can only be forwarded within that VLAN.
VLAN allows the grouping of end stations logically, based not on
physical location but on business policies such as job function or
department. Members of a group can be dispersed throughout a
facility - they do not have to be connected in close physical
locations.
Hence, group members can coordinate their data communication
requirements regardless of the actual working locations; and the
logical network can extend to any point you want it to. Moreover,