Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router User Manual
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Dissimilar LAN Switching Capabilities
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The following table shows interoperability between dissimilar LANs with two switches where
the client and server are resident on like media types and the connection is switched over
various LAN backbone types. This table is representative of the IP and IPX protocol only.
Dissimilar LANs
Backbone
Token
Ring
FDDI
Ethernet
ATM
Token Ring to Token
Ring
No
Yes
Yes
No
FDDI to FDDI
Yes
No
Yes
No
Ethernet to Ethernet
Yes
Yes
No
No