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Integrating Ethernet and Fast Ethernet
Some Ethernet switches also have one or two Fast Ethernet
ports. These ports can be used to integrate Fast Ethernet into
an Ethernet network.
TigerSwitch 16 Model SMC6516TT
This TigerSwitch 16 model contains two 100BASE-TX ports.
Each Fast Ethernet port can be connected to a Fast Ethernet
hub, to a server containing a Fast Ethernet network card such as
SMC’s EtherPower
™
II 10/100 PCI card, or to a 100BASE-TX port
on another switch. For desktop and switch connections, the
ports can be configured for full-duplex operation.
Figure 3-4. Sample Application with Model SMC6516TT
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PLANNING
In the following figure, one 100BASE-TX port is connected to
SMC’s TigerSwitch 100 (an 8-port Fast Ethernet switch) and the
other 100BASE-TX port to a server. Note that two PCs are con-
nected directly to 10BASE-T ports on the TigerSwitch 16, pro-
viding each power user with 20 Mbps of aggregate bandwidth
in full-duplex mode. The aggregate bandwidth of the entire
network is 580 Mbps.