Collapsed backbone, At-gs916 gigabit ethernet switch – Allied Telesis AT-GS924 User Manual
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AT-GS916 and AT-GS924 Gigabit Ethernet Switches Installation Guide
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Collapsed
Backbone
In the topology illustrated in Figure 5, an AT-GS916 switch connects Fast
Ethernet switches that have Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. This type of
topology is often referred to as a collapsed backbone topology. The
switch functions as the focal point of the network and transfers an
Ethernet frame between the Fast Ethernet switches only when the
destination end-node for the frame is on a different switch than the end-
node that originated the frame. This reduces the amount of unnecessary
data traffic in each workgroup, freeing up bandwidth and improving
network performance.
Figure 5 Collapsed Backbone - Hub Topology
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AT-GS916 Gigabit Ethernet Switch