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System overview
Installation Planning Guide 1-5
• Through a Token Ring or Ethernet interface using TCP/IP.
NOTE: Your system supports only one other connectivity
option in addition to Ethernet. For example, Ethernet and
channel connection or Ethernet and Token Ring.
NOTE: A transmission rate of at least 16 megabits per
second should be used with a Token Ring interface. (Overall
performance depends on network traffic and job density.)
Figure 1-1. Printing system: channel-attached configuration
1. Host system (PC or mainframe)
2. Printer
3. Printer interface cables
4. Printer controller
5. Internal channel cable
6. Host Channel Unit (HCU)
7. Bus and tag cables
Figure 1-2. Printing system: TCP/IP configuration
1. Host system (PC or mainframe)
2. Interface network (Ethernet or Token Ring)
3. Printer controller
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