3Com 5104M-FL1 installation and operation guide Serial Configuration, Star-Wiring Configuration
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Figure 2-3.Star-Wiring Configuration
Serial Configuration
Use a serial configuration (Figure 2-4) for smaller diameter networks that are not expected to grow. Serial configurations reduce the overall network diameter (by 560 meters for each concentrator in any path)
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