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Magnum 6K32 Managed Switch Installation and User Guide (02/05)
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2.4 Applications
Magnum 6K32 Fiber Switches offer high performance and a modular slot
options to fulfill the choice of copper/Fiber, 10 or100 or 1000Mb requirements. They
offer the flexibility of 100Mbps fiber and copper ports as well as Gigabit ports in the
modular slot, along with MNS-6K management software. Magnum 6K32 Switches are
used in a variety of applications including Carrier-class (Telco), client/server computing,
secure VLAN- performance upgrades to departmental networks, and LAN traffic centers
that require Gb backbone services. The performance characteristic of the 6K32 Switches
enables them to inter-connect a series of subnets (one subnet per 6K32 Switch port) in a
LAN traffic center. The subnet connections may be via fiber or twisted pair cabling,
100Mbps or 10 Mbps speed, and full-or half-duplex mode.
The mixed-media capability in modular slot is ideal for upgrading existing
Ethernet LAN networks where existing cabling must be accommodated. The fiber-built-
in media capability provides future-proof fiber cabling for the LAN structure.
Example 1 : Magnum 6K32 Switch for a VLAN application
Equipped with lots of advanced management features, the Magnum 6K32
Managed switch is able to handle a VLAN application and provide security and
performance in an Ethernet network center. A secure VLAN-enabled network is simply
an administratively-configured broadcast domain. The network administrator determines
which ports and nodes are in which broadcast domains by setting membership profiles
for each of them. The Magnum 6K32’s VLAN capability can be configured in two types
of virtual LANs; Port-based VLANs and Tag-based VLANs.
In an office environment where departments such as Finance, Engineering,
R&D, and Marketing need to keep a secure LAN, the 6K32’s VLAN feature will prevent
traffic cross-over among traffic domains, and thus keep sensitive data and information
controlled. The Managed Magnum 6K32 equipped with VLANs capability is ideal for
any application where a secure VLAN to multiple departments is needed.
The modularity of the 6K32 Managed Switch makes it an attractive choice for
use in applications with LAN connections to an organization’s multiple site offices. The
different offices can be easily connected together with the Fiber ports supported by the
Magnum 6K32 Switch. A main NT-server in a secure area protected from earthquake or
fire hazards can be connected to one or two full duplex Gigabit Fiber ports.