Nortel Networks 207344-B manual Replacing a Bridge

Planning a Network with EtherSpeedII Switch Modules

Replacing a Bridge

Using a switch instead of a bridge in the network can increase the aggregate network bandwidth. The “After” example in Figure 2-3 shows one server connected to a dedicated 10BASE-T port. It also shows the other server and additional clients attached using dedicated 100BASE-TX connections. This network configuration allows you to have switched 10 Mb/s Ethernet along with segmented 10 Mb/s Ethernet to conserve ports.

	Before
Clients	Servers Clients
Segment	Segment

Bridge

After

10 Mb/s

Segment

100 Mb/s

Segment

Centillion 100

Chassis

ATM MDA MCP

module

EtherSpeedII modules

100 Mb/s 10 Mb/s

10Mb/s clients

100 Mb/s	10 or 100 Mb/s
		Servers
clients	clients

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Figure 2-3. Replacing a Bridge

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