Cisco GigaStack WS-X3500-XL - Manual (Page 31)

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Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Deployment Examples
Deployment Examples
This section contains examples that use the GigaStack GBIC as a Gigabit uplink
to aggregate traffic in a switched and shared network.
Example 1: Cascaded Stack Connection
Figure 1-5 shows the GigaStack GBIC cascaded in a half-duplex stack
configuration.
Figure 1-5 Cascaded Stack Connection
Catalyst 3550
switch
Gigabit EtherChannel
or 1000BASE-X link
Catalyst 2900 XL,
Catalyst 3500 XL,
or Catalyst 3550
switches
10/100
switched links
Half-duplex
GigaStack GBIC links
10/100 attached workstations
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