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Ch apter 1 Overview
Netwo rk Configuration Ex am ples
Figure 1-3 Collapsed Backbone and Switch Cluster Configuration

Large Campus Configuration

Figure 1-4 shows a c on figu r atio n fo r a n etwork of m or e th an 1 0 00 users. Be ca us e it can aggr egate up to
130 Gigabit connections, a Catalyst 6500 multilayer switch is used as the backbone switch.
You ca n use t he wo rkg rou p co nfigurat ions shown in previous exa mple s to c reat e wo rkgrou ps wit h
Gigabit upl inks to the Cata lyst 650 0 switch. For example, you ca n use switch clusters that have a mix
of Catalys t 295 0 swit ches.
The Ca talyst 6500 swit ch p rovides t he workgr oup s wi th G igabi t a ccess t o c ore res our ces:
Cisco 7000 series router for access to the WAN and the Internet.
Server farm tha t inc lude s a ca ll -proc essin g se rver runni n g C isco Ca llM ana ger softwa re. Cisc o
CallMa nager con trols cal l process ing, rout ing, and IP pho ne feature s and con figuration.
Cisco Access gateway (such as Cisco Access Digital Trunk Gateway or Cisco Access Analog T runk
Gateway) that connects the IP network to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) or to
users in an IP telephony network.
IP IP IP
IP
Catalyst 3550-12T or
Catalyst 3550-12G switch
200 Mbps
Fast EtherChannel
(400-Mbps full-duplex
Fast EtherChannel)
Gigabit
servers
Cisco
CallManager
81635
Cisco 2600 router
1 Gbps
(2 Gbps full duplex)
Cisco
IP Phones
Cisco IP Phones
Workstations running
Cisco SoftPhone software
Catalyst
2950, 2900,
3550, and 3500
GigaStack cluster
Catalyst
3524-PWR
GigaStack cluster
Catalyst 2950, 2900,
3550, and 3500
GigaStack cluster
IP
Si