CHAPTER 2

PLANNING

Introduction to Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Sample Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Collapsed Backbone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Multiport Bridging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 High-Speed Switch Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Collapsed Backbone with Fiber Cable . . . . 2-6 High-Speed Fiber Backbone . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Departmental Segment Network and

Server Farm Aggregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Application Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

2-1

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