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Chapter 1 Overview Network Configuration Examples

You can ma na ge the switches as a s witch clu ster an d th r ou g h the clu s te r management suite (CMS). You

can also m anage an d monito r the individual CPE devices fro m the LRE sw itches to which th ey are

connec ted. The C atal yst 2 950 L RE switc h por t s su pport the s ame software feat ures a s 10 /100 /1000

switch ports. For example, you can configure port-based VLANs on the LRE ports to provide individual

port se curi ty an d p rote cte d por t s to fu rthe r prevent unwant ed broa dcast s with in the VL A Ns.

Figure 1-5 Hotel Network Configuration
Cisco 575
LRE CPE
PSTN PBX
Floor 3
Floor 4
Rooms
and
users
Rooms
and
users
Cisco
LRE 48
POTS
splitters
Cisco 2600 router
Servers
Catalyst 2950 LRE switches
Catalyst 2900 XL
or Catalyst 3500 XL switch
Patch panel
74051
POTS telephones
Laptop
Cisco 575
LRE CPE
Laptop POTS telephones
Required
microfilter
Required
microfilter
Required
microfilter Cisco 585
LRE CPE
IP
phone
Laptop
Environmental
controls
Required
microfilter
Set-top
box
TV IP
POTS telephone
POTS telephone
Cisco 585
LRE CPE
IP
phone
Laptop
Environmental
controls
Set-top
box
TV IP