Intel 100BASE-TX manual A P P E N D I X B, 100BASE-TTopology Rules and Guidelines

A P P E N D I X B 100BASE-T Topology Rules and Guidelines

521.6 m total network topology

160.8 m	Wiring closet
		100BASE-TX
		switching hub
		160.8 m

Stack of 100BASE-T hubs

100 m

100BASE-T workstations

Stack of

100BASE-T hubs

100 m

100BASE-T workstations

Collision domain 1		Collision domain 2
	100 meter Category 5 UTP
	160.8 meter fiber	5872.2

100BASE-T network topology of 521.6 meters

You can extend the 100BASE-T network topology further by interconnecting the switches using fiber links. Interconnecting two switches creates a network that contains four separate collision domains. The overall network topology grows while each collision domain can be modeled after the extended collision domains illustrated in previous two illustrations.

The next illustration shows how two separate 100BASE-T networks, each supporting different workgroups in different physical locations, are interconnected using a 2-km fiber link.

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