3Com 5124M-TPCL manual Building a Network Serial Configuration, 2. Serial Configuration

Building a Network (Serial Configuration)

Use a serial configuration for smaller diameter networks that are not expected to grow. Serial configurations reduce the overall network diameter by 190 meters for each concentrator in any path.

Figure 2-2 shows 10BASE-FB modules installed in a network using a serial configuration.

Figure 2-2. Serial Configuration

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