Aggregation and Backbone Switching With PoE
You can use model GC728XP as an aggregation or backbone switch that serves as power sourcing equipment
(PSE) in a network that gives users high-speed access to network devices and the Internet.This model can
provide PoE or PoE+ to devices such as WiFi access points, cameras, and VoIP phones.
The following figure shows the switch functioning as an aggregation switch with an uplink to a high-speed
network router, a firewall, and the Internet and connected to a high-speed storage device, 1G routers, and
PoE and PoE+ devices.
In a small office or home office network, you can use the switch as a backbone switch and connect it directly
to your Internet router or Internet modem.The switch can provide 10G Internet speeds only if your Internet
connection supports 10G.
Figure 5. Sample aggregation switching with PoE and PoE+
DeviceLetterDeviceLetter
10G-capable ReadyNASESwitch model GC728XA
PoE+ WiFi access pointsFNetwork router or firewallB
PoE camerasGInternetC
PoE VoIP phonesHSwitch model GC110D
ConnectionLine Color
10G connection to a network router or firewall and the Internet or 10G connection to a storage device
such as a ReadyNAS
Red
1G connections to network devices, including routers such as the GCS110 and GC110P, computers,
workstations, and storage devices such as a ReadyNAS
Black
1G PoE+ connections to devices such as WiFi access pointsGreen
1G PoE connections to devices such as cameras and VoIP phonesBlue
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