Fast EtherHub 3500 System User’s Guide
Attaching the Stack to Multiple Segments
This example shows 3 independent Ethernet LANs in a stacked system. Hubs 1 and 2 are attached to segment 1, while hubs 3 and 4 are attached to segment 2, and hubs 5 and 6 are attached to segment 3.
This configuration serves to both balance the network load and improve performance. Using three separate segments provides 300 Mbps of Ethernet bandwidth to the overall stack. Moreover, using a segmented configuration serves to confine the effects of heavy loading or network problems to a single segment.
SEGMENT 1 | ID 1 |
SEGMENT 1 | ID 2 |
SEGMENT 2 | ID 3 |
SEGMENT 2 | ID 4 |
SEGMENT 3 | ID 5 |
SEGMENT 3 | ID 6 |
EtherHub3500 AGENT
EtherHub3500 HUB
EtherHub3500 HUB
EtherHub3500 HUB
EtherHub3500 HUB
EtherHub3500 HUB
MANAGEMENT
CHANNEL
SEG. LINK 1
SEG. LINK 2
SEG. LINK 3
FlexBus 3500 Cable
Figure 3-2 Attaching Hubs in Stack to Three Segments
ΦTraffic in each segment is restricted to that segment and cannot pass to another segment without a device such as a SmartExtender Module or one of Accton’s Fast Ethernet Switches to link them.
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