Nortel Networks 70 Series manual Desktop Switching, Before

Network Configuration

Desktop Switching

Figure 2-1 illustrates a BayStack 70-8T 10/100 Ethernet Switch used as a desktop switch to rebuild a small network that enables users to have 100 Mb/s access to a file server or network center. You can use the BayStack 70-16T 10/100 Ethernet Switch or BayStack 70-24T 10/100 Ethernet Switch as a desktop switch, in a similar application, if you have more users or devices to connect.

You can replace your existing 10BASE-T hub with a BayStack 70 Series 10/100 Ethernet Switch in order to access devices with various transmission speeds or to connect to a larger number of users.

Before

10BASE-T hub

Model 810

To	Server Up to 6 users
Network
Center

Key

10Mb/s

100Mb/s

200Mb/s

-6 users share 10 Mb/s (10/6 Mb/s per user)

-Server bottleneck (10 Mb/s bandwidth)

-Network center bottleneck (10 Mb/s bandwidth)

After

BayStack 70-8T Switch

70-8T Switch

To	Server Up to 6 users
Network
Center

-6 users; each with dedicated 100 Mb/s bandwidth

-Server with dedicated 100 Mb/s bandwidth

-Network center with dedicated 100 Mb/s full-duplex bandwith (200 Mb/s bidirectional)

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Figure 2-1. Using a BayStack 70 Series 10/100 Ethernet Switch as a Desktop Switch

Note: If a full-duplex adapter card is installed in the server or PC, a 200 Mb/s connection is possible on the port where the server or PC is connected.

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