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Collapsed Backbone
Configuration
Networks that use a collapsed backbone result in:
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Reduced costs
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Enhanced security
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Controlled access to networking equipment
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Centralize major networking devices (such as file servers, protocol
analyzers, bridges, and routers) in one controlled area such as a
computer room
illustrates the following configuration:
1
A master CoreBuilder 5000 hub is located in the central computer
room on floor 1 of a 3-story building.
2
The CoreBuilder 5000 hubs on floors 2 and 3 both contain
CoreBuilder 5000 Dual Fiber Repeater modules that connect through
the vertical riser of the building to two CoreBuilder 5000 Dual Fiber
Repeater modules in the master concentrator.
3
Traffic sent by the departmental LANs travels directly to the master hub.
4
A single Dual Fiber Repeater module extends both Ring 1 and Ring 2 to
the master hub. Ring 1 and Ring 2 users exist on each Active Per-Port
Switching Module in the third floor hub.