The Workgroup Approach
How Stacks Work
Stackable hubs communicate with one another through proprietary interconnection cables. The cables used in Cabletron Systems’ stackable hub solution are called HubSTACK Interconnect Cables. In Ethernet stackable environments, these cables are short, multistrand cables with special,
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Figure 3-3. HubSTACK Interconnect Cables
The HubSTACK cables handle the communications between stackable devices, including network traffic and management communications. The use of these custom, short cables allows the stack to act as a single repeater or concentrator. In essence, the cables and connectors used to chain the stackable hubs together mimic the operation of the backplane of a modular hub.
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