Allied Telesis GS900/8POE manual Network Topologies, Power Workgroup Topology

AT-GS900/8POE Gigabit Ethernet Switch Installation Guide

Network Topologies

Power

Workgroup

Topology

This section illustrates two network topologies that you can create with the AT-GS900/8POE Gigabit PoE switch: a power workgroup and collapsed backbone.

The topology shown in Figure 3 is commonly referred to as a power workgroup topology. Each workstation or end-node is connected directly to a port on the switch. Each end-node has a dedicated data link to the switch for best performance and reliability. The devices can operate at 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps.

AT-GS900/8POE Gigabit PoE Switch

AT-GS900/8POEPoE

8 Port 10/100/1000 Mbps POE Switch with 1 Combo SFP Port

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8R

SFP

POWER

PORT ACTIVITY

1000 LINK ACT

10/100 LINK ACT

8

PD ON	PD ERROR	CLASS 1
		LASER PRODUCT

1000Base-X

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Legend

10 Mbps

100 Mbps

1000 Mbps

Figure 3. Power Workgroup Topology

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