AT-FS750/16 and AT-FS750/24 Fast Ethernet Smart Switches Installation Guide
Collapsed Backbone
In the topology shown in Figure 5 the AT-FS750/16 Switch is connected to other managed and unmanaged Ethernet switches to form a collapsed backbone topology. The AT-FS750/16 Switch functions as the focal point of the network by transferring Ethernet frames between the switches. This topology reduces the amount of unnecessary traffic in each workgroup, because the AT-FS750/16 Switch transfers frames only when the source and destination end nodes are located on different switches. This frees up bandwidth and improves network performance.
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AT-FS750/1616-Port 10/100Mbps + 2 SFP/1000T Combo WebSmart Switch |
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Figure 5. Collapsed Backbone Topology
