EXP Computer S200 Bridging Features and Capabilities, Introduction, Switches, Bridging Primer

	Bridging Features and Capabilities
Bridging Features and Capabilities
Introduction
	This section describes bridging features and capabilities of PathBuilder S200 series
	switches.
Bridging Primer
	As mentioned earlier, Bridging extends the size and coverage of a Local Area
	Network (LAN). PathBuilder S200 series switches provide bridging support for up
	to two 802.3 (Ethernet) LAN interfaces per node or one 802.5 (Token Ring) LAN
	interface) per node, and up to 32 remote bridge connections.

A PathBuilder S200 series switch bridge can be connected to a WAN backbone made up of X.25, Frame Relay, or both, as shown in Figure 2.

Token	PB S200	FR/X.25
Ring
			PB S200

Figure 2. Example of Typical PathBuilder S200 Series Switch Bridging Application

PathBuilder S200 series switches are best suited for remote bridging operations where traffic flows from one LAN through a WAN bridged by at least two PathBuilder S200 series switches to another LAN.

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