3Com 3C16987A manual Using the Switch as a collapsed backbone

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18CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 SM

Switch 3300 SM as a The example in Figure 4 shows how a Switch 3300 SM stack can act as a Collapsed Backbone backbone for both shared and switched network segments.

Switch

Figure 4 Using the Switch as a collapsed backbone

Endstations on shared 10Mbps and 100Mbps connections

Dual Speed Hub 500

Endstations on shared 10Mbps and 100Mbps connections

Dual Speed Hub 500

Endstations on switched 10Mbps connections

Switch 1100

Endstations on switched 10Mbps connections

Switch 1100

100Mbps

Endstations on switched

10Mbps connections

Switch 3300 SM stack

Servers on dedicated

1000Mbps connections

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Contents SuperStack 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California Contents PIN-OUTS Page Page About this Guide Conventions Icon DescriptionConvention Description Related DocumentationComments YearCompliance ProductIntroducing the Switch 3300 SM About SuperStack Switch 3300 SM Summary of FeaturesSwitch 3300 SM Front View Detail Switch 3300 SM front viewPower/Self Test LED Color Indicates Port Status LEDsUnit LEDs Switch 3300 SM Rear View Detail Power SocketUnits on Network ConfigurationSwitch 3300 SM as a ExamplesSwitch Using the Switch as a collapsed backboneUsing the Switch in a desktop environment Fast Ethernet configuration rules Configuration Rules with Full Duplex Configuration Rules for Gigabit Ethernet Installing the Switch Rack-mounting Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the other side of the Switch Fitting a bracket for rack mountingStacking Units Treated as a single manageable unit with one IP address3C16965. Contact your supplier for details You need only one SuperStack 3 Switch 3300 MM per stack Stack of three units Switch 3300 SM Power-upPowered-up and ready for operation SequencePort, you need a cross-overcable. Most of the 10BASE-T ChoosingCorrect Cables Color StateProblem Managing SwitchNetwork. For information on managing the Switch using GuideSafety Information Important Safety InformationPersonnel only Important Safety Information Personnel qualifié ’information deSécurité Importante Étroites’information de Sécurité Importante Wichtige Sicherheitsinformat ionen Warnhinweis Faseroptikanschlüsse Optische Sicherheit Appendix a Safety Information Pin to RS-232 25-pin Null Modem CablePC-AT Serial Cable Pin to 9-pinModem Cable ConnectorsPin Number Signal Function RJ45 PinPin Number Signal Function Appendix B PIN-OUTS Power Supply Physical DimensionsSafety Environmental RequirementsVlan MIB RFC Services Online TechnicalUsername anonymous Europe, South Africa, and Middle East Country Telephone Number Asia, Pacific RimCountry Telephone Number Fax Number Glossary Endstation BroadcastCollision EthernetLine speed See baud Protocol LoopMulticast RepeaterSuperStack ServerStack TelnetGlossary Index Index 3Com Corporation Limited Warranty Page Disclaimer Regulatory Notices

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