Allied Telesis AT-FS750/48 - Manual (Page 26)

Chapter 1: Overview
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Network Topologies
This section illustrates two network topologies that you can create with the
AT-FS750/48 Fast Ethernet Smart switch: a power workgroup and
collapsed backbone. Both types of topologies are described below.
Power
Workgroup
Topology
The topology shown in Figure 6 is commonly referred to as a power
workgroup topology. Each workstation or end node is connected directly to
a port on the switch. Each end node has a dedicated data link to the
switch for best performance and reliability. The devices can operate at 10
Mbps or 100 Mbps.
Figure 6. Power Workgroup Topology
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100 Mbps
1000 Mbps
10 Mbps
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LINK 1000M ACT 10M 100M
PORT ACTIVITY 100M 10M