5.6 Sample Application

The optimal application for the Switch, no matter with the extension module or not, is as a "big pipe" backbone interconnecting file servers with bandwidth-hungry workgroups, departments, and offices.

In the figure, the first FNSW-2400S links to another switch‘s Uplink (MDI-II) port, some ports connect to 100Mbps Workstations, and attached to file servers at 200Mbps. This example highlight the extra distance provided by 100Base-FX fiber-optic, using the Port #24 of FNSW-2400S with the rear module installed.

200Mbps

Server Farm

FNSW-2400S

400Mbps

2Km 100Base-FX 100Mbps full duplex

FNSW-2400S

200Mbps

Server Farm

100Mbps

DH-1600

Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Hubs

FNSW-1600

20Mbps

10Mbps

FSD-1020-

EH-1602R

10Mbps

20Mbps

EH-3200

10Mbps

10/100Mbps10/20Mbps

WorkgroupWorkgroups

Figure 3: Sample Application for the Switch with Turnk

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