Chapter 1: Introduction
1.5.4.3 Virtual Workgroups
The FN10 allows you to define ports for logical groups of associated hosts (virtual workgroups) to provide a more efficient flow of traffic across your Ethernet network.
Virtual workgroups offer you the ability to limit broadcasts to logical domains within the network. Workgroup destinations are recognized by the FN10 and broadcast packets are routed directly to hosts within the workgroup, eliminating the need to perform a general broadcast across each segment of the network to find specific host addresses.
Figure 1-9 shows two Ethernet segments, A and B, that do not include a FN10.
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Traffic | A | B | Traffic |
Figure 1-9 Multiple Ethernet Segments Sharing 10 Mbps Bandwidth
Each host on segments A and B is limited to sharing a network bandwidth of 10 Mbps.
Figure 1-10 shows two Ethernet segments that take advantage of the virtual workgroup feature of the FN10 and the increased bandwidth applied to each A and B host.
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