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Collapsed
Backbone
In the topology illustrated in Figure 5 the AT-GS950/16 is connected to
other managed and unmanaged Ethernet switches to form a collapsed
backbone topology. The AT-GS950/16 Switch functions as the focal point
of the network by transferring Ethernet frames between the switches. This
topology reduces the amount of unnecessary traffic in each workgroup,
because the AT-GS950/16 Switch transfers frames only when the source
and destination end nodes are located on different switches. This frees up
bandwidth and improves network performance
Figure 5. Collapsed Backbone Topology
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