Operation Manual (For Soliton) – Product Overview
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 4 Network Design
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Chapter 4 Network Design
The S3100 series can be flexibly deployed in networks. They can be used in enterprise
networks, or serve as broadband access points. The following examples are three
typical networks using the S3100 series.
4.1 MAN Access Solution
In a metropolitan area network (MAN), the S3100 series can serve as access devices.
In the downlink direction, they directly connect to users through 100 Mbps interfaces;
and in the uplink direction, they connect to an aggregation layer (Layer 3) switches or
MA5200 intelligent service gateways, which further connect to the core of the MAN
through routers. This provides you a comprehensive gigabit-to-backbone
100-Mbps-to-desktop MAN solution.
Figure 4-1
Network diagram for a MAN using S3100 series
4.2 Education Network Solution
In a campus network, the S3100 series can serve as desktop switching devices at the
access layer. They directly connect to users in education buildings through 100 Mbps
downlink interfaces; and connect to the core switch in the campus through a 1000 Mbps
uplink interface; the core switch further connects to the education network through a
