Cisco Systems DOC-7814982 Small to Medium-Sized Network Configuration

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Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview Network Configuration Examples
Figure 1-1 Example Configurations
Small to Medium-Sized Network Configuration
Figure 1-2 sh ows a con figurat ion for a n etwork th at has u p t o 25 0 u ser s. User s in t his n etwor k re quir e
e-mail, file-sharing, database, and Internet access.
You optimize network performance by placing workstations on the same logical segment as the servers
they access most often. This divides the network into smaller segments (or workgroups) and reduces the
amou nt of tr affic that tr avels over a networ k back bon e, t he reby i ncre asin g the bandw idt h available to
each user and improving server response time.
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Catalyst 2900,
Catalyst 2950,
Catalyst 3500,
and Catalyst 3550
GigaStack cluster
1-Gbps HSRP
81633
Catalyst 2950 switch
Cost-Effective
Wiring Closet
High-Performance
Workgroup
Redundant Gigabit
Backbone
Catalyst 3550-12T or
Catalyst 3550-12G switch
Gigabit
server
Catalyst 2900, Catalyst 2950,
Catalyst 3500, and Catalyst 3550 cluster
Catalyst 3550-12T or
Catalyst 3550-12G switch
Catalyst 3550-12T or
Catalyst 3550-12G switch
Catalyst 2900, Catalyst 2950,
Catalyst 3500, and Catalyst 3550 cluster