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ZyXEL Communications ES-1124 User Manual

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Dimension ES-1124 Ethernet Switch

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Getting To Know Your Switch

Figure 1-2 Standalone ES-1124 Workgroup Example

1.5.2 Bridging

With its large address table (8000 MAC address entries) and high performance, the
switch is an ideal solution for department networks to connect to the corporate backbone
or for connecting network segments.
The following figure depicts a typical segment bridge application of the switch in an
enterprise environment. The two workgroups, the standalone server and the two servers
can all communicate with each other and share all network resources.