3Com DSA-3CV1001-02 Visitor Community Network Applications, Shows a typical MTU/MDU application

Visitor and Community Network Applications 11

Visitor and

Community

Network

Applications

The Visitor and Community Network system serves the following applications:

■Multiple Dwelling Units (MDU)

MDUs include apartment houses and hotels.

■Multiple Tenant Units (MTU)

MTUs comprise mainly office complexes.

Figure 1 shows a typical MTU/MDU application.

Figure 1 MTU/MDU Visitor and Community Network Systems Application

Existing Phone

Lines

Punch-Down

Block

	Regular
	Phone
	Cable
	Corporate
	Intranet
Ethernet	VCN AP

Visitor Based

Networking Servers

Corporate

SuperStack II 1100 Switch

Server

Ethernet

Firewall

Ethernet

VCN Access
Concentrator	VPN Router
	T1 to ISP
Punch-Down	Internet
	VPN Router
Block

PBX

Phone Line

PSTN

When personal computer equipped with an Ethernet card is plugged into the Ethernet port of the VCN AP, the system provides fast internet and