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unauthorized devices from becoming the STP root switch. All port s ha ve I GMP snoo pi ng or CG MP enabled for multicast traffic management. ACLs on the uplink ports to the aggregating Catalyst 3550 multilayer switches provide security and bandwidth management.The aggregating switches and routers provide services such as those describe d in the previous examples, Small to Medium-Sized Network Using Mixed Switches” and “Large Network Using Only Catalyst 3550 Switches.”
Figure1-4 Catalyst 3550 Switches in a MAN Configuration
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Service
Provider
POP
Mini-POP
Gigabit MAN
Residential
location
Catalyst 3550
multilayer
switches
Catalyst
switches
Catalyst 6500
switches
Cisco 12000
Gigabit switch routers
Si Si
Si Si
Si Si
Si
Si
Residential
gateway (hub)
Set-top box
TV
PC
Set-top box
TV