Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch
Figure 1 Bridging Application
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1.1.2 High Performance Switching Example
The Switch is ideal for connecting two geographically dispersed networks that need high bandwidth. In the following example, a company uses the optional 10 Gigabit uplink modules to connect the headquarters to a branch office network. Within the headquarters network, a company can use trunking to group several physical ports into one logical
Figure 2 High Performance Switching
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