12 Product Overview ELS100-24TXG
Local Backbone Application
The ELS100-24TXG switch can be us ed i n a l oca l bac kb one application,
connecting network segments together and providing file-server access
(Figure 1-6). Workgroup hubs are provi ded with a singl e connection to the
switch while servers are put on dedicated 100Mbps ports. Routers and
other networking devices can connect off of the switched backbone as
well. The Gigabit Ethernet uplink s (1000 Mbps) can be u sed t o conne ct to
the corporate backbone and provi de ac cess to high perform ance s erver s.
Figure 1-7. Local Backbone Application