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Installing the Switch
Sample Network Topologies
Installing the Switch
Figure 2-20. Connecting to a Backbone Switch.
The simpler desktop and segment networks shown in the previous two
examples can easily be combined and expanded. For example, you could use
an ProCurve Switch 5304xl to interconnect each of your smaller switched
workgroups to form a larger switched network. All the devices in this network
can communicate with each other. With a Gigabit-SX Module, for example, in
the Switch 5304xl, the entire switched topology could be connected to a
campus backbone, as shown in figure 2-3.
LEGEND:
Fast Ethernet cable
Gigabit Ethernet cable
Fiber cable
Servers with Gigabit
Ethernet NIC
Servers with Gigabit
Ethernet NIC
PCs, local servers, and
peripherals
Servers with Gigabit
Ethernet NIC
Fast Ethernet Switch
Fast Ethernet Switch
Servers with Gigabit
Ethernet NIC
ProCurve Switch 3500yl-24G
ProCurve Switch 3500yl-48G
ProCurve Switch 5406zl
To IT or Data Center
Gigabit link (use fiber if over 100 meters)
PCs, local servers, and
peripherals
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