Publication date: Nov, 2014
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NETWORK PLANNING
INTRODUCTION
TO SWITCHING
A network switch allows simultaneous transmission of multiple
packets, and it can partition a network more efficiently than
bridges or routers. Therefore the switch has been recognized as
one of the most important devices for today’s networking
technology.
When performance bottlenecks are caused by congestion at the
network access point such as file server, the device can be
connected directly to a switched port. And, by using full-duplex
mode, the bandwidth of the dedicated segment can be doubled
to maximize throughput.
When networks are based on repeater (hub) technology, the
distance between end stations is limited by a maximum hop
count. However, a switch can subdividing the network into
smaller and more manageable segments, and linking them to
the larger network than it turns the hop count back to zero and
removes the limitation.
A switch can be easily configured in any Ethernet, Fast Ethernet,
or Gigabit Ethernet network to significantly increase bandwidth
while using conventional cabling and network cards.
APPLICATION
EXAMPLES
The switch is suitable for the following applications.
Remote site application is used in Enterprise or SMB
Peer-to-peer application is used in two remote offices
Office network
High Performance Requirement environment
Advance Security for network safety application
Suitable for data/ voice and video conference application
