Figure 9. FDDI Super-Server Configuration
A file server is a very good candidate for a standalone FDDI network. In a
standard configuration, a server would be connected directly to an Ethernet
segment. Traffic between segments would be very heavy, with traffic on the
server’s segment being the heaviest. If servers were connected to the
HP Router BR as shown in figure 9, two benefits would be:
The traffic between segments would decrease draftically, effectively
increasing the bandwidth of the Ethernet internetwork.
Each server would have 100 Mbit/s bandwidth with which to serve
all incoming segments.
In general, a device can be connected to the HP Router BR either as a DAS,
creating a dual-attached ring, or as an SAS, creating a single-
attached ring.
LAN 2
LAN 3
LAN 1
LAN 4
HP Router BR
Port A
Port B
PC Server
UNIX NFS
Server
Shining a Light on FDDI
Internetworking with HP Routers
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Summary of Contents for 600 Series
Page 1: ...Hewlett Packard Series 200 400 and 600 Routers HP Routing Services and Applications ...
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Page 5: ...1 Product Notes ...
Page 6: ...Features of HP Routers Architecture and Technology Branch Office Routing Product Notes 1 2 ...
Page 38: ...Architecture and Technology Software Control Path Architecture 1 34 ...
Page 52: ...Branch Office Routing Future Directions 1 48 ...
Page 53: ...2 Routing Services Notes ...
Page 106: ...Bridging Service Traffic Prioritization 2 54 ...
Page 158: ...Novell IPX Routing Service NetBIOS Protocol Support 2 106 ...
Page 194: ...Data Compression for WAN Links Conclusion 2 142 ...
Page 195: ...3 Application Notes and Case Studies ...
Page 224: ...Improving Network Availability Application Recovery 3 30 ...
Page 234: ...ISDN Wide Area Network Design Dry Creek Joint Elem School District Performance 3 40 ...
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