Allied Telesis AT-8550 User Manual
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Network Configuration Examples
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Another common use for the switches is in a campus environment, as shown in Figure
1-7.
Figure 1-7 AT-8525 and AT-8550 Used in a Campus Environment
The Gigabit Ethernet switches located in each building form a meshed backbone,
providing load balancing and redundancy. In addition, the switch in Building 2 is
dual-homed to the switch in Building 1 and to the switch in Building 2.
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