implement more expensive administration procedures.
The Switch can provide the same bandwidth of FDDI and ATM at much lower costs. In addition, all current adapters and network devices can still be used. The Switching
Figure 5-3: High Performance Switched Workgroup Application
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Application 
The Switch supports up to 128 Group, IEEE
Port-based VLAN Workgroup
You can group the Switch ports into broadcast domains by assigning them to the same VLAN to increase network capacity and performance. With network segmentation, each Switch port connects to a segment that is a single broadcast domain. Packets received in one VLAN can only be forwarded within that VLAN.
VLAN allows the grouping of end stations logically, based not on physical location but on business policies such as job function or department. Members of a group can be dispersed throughout a facility - they do not have to be connected in close physical locations.
Hence, group members can coordinate their data communication requirements regardless of the actual working locations; and the logical network can extend to any point you want it to. Moreover,
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