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Configuration Rules
for Fast Ether net
The topology rules for 100Mbps Fast Ethe rnet are slightly different to
those for 10Mbps Ethernet. Figu re6 illustrates the key topology rules and
provides examples of how they allow for large-scale Fast Ethernet
networks.
Figure 6 Fast Ethernet configuration rules
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