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Chapter 4 Network Application
This section provides you a few samples of network topology in which the switch is
used. In general, the 3-slot Modularized Gigabit L2+ Managed Switch is designed as a
segment switch. That is, with its large address table (16K MAC address) and high
performance, it is ideal for interconnecting networking segments.
PC, workstations, and servers can communicate each other by directly connecting
with 3-slot Modularized Gigabit L2+ Managed Switch. The switch automatically learns
nodes address, which are subsequently used to filter and forward all traffic based on
the destination address.
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By using Gigabit or Gigabit Fiber, the switch can connect with another switch or hub to
interconnect other small-switched workgroups to form a larger switched network.
Meanwhile, you can also use Ethernet or Gigabit fiber ports to connect switches. The
following figure is an example of the 3-slot Modularized Gigabit L2+ Managed Switch
application topology.