9-10
C
HAPTER
9: FDDI O
VERVIEW
AND
I
MPLEMENTATION
FDDI and the
LANplex 2500
System
Your LANplex 2500 system combines into one system the power of
FDDI and:
■
Ethernet switching
■
Ethernet-to-FDDI transparent bridging
■
FDDI switching
■
Fast Ethernet switching
■
ATM switching.
This combination dramatically enhances LAN performance and increases
the capacity of your existing Ethernet network.
With this FDDI power, you can accommodate both the significant demands
of client/server computing and the addition of high-performance
workstations, applications, and super servers. For example, when you place
your super servers on FDDI and your clients on switched Ethernet ports, you
immediately get the speed and capacity of FDDI without having to upgrade
all clients to FDDI.
You can install your system into many possible FDDI configurations.
Figure 9-3 shows LANplex systems attached to an FDDI dual ring. The
connection to the dual ring is made by the A and B ports on the LANplex
2500 system. DASs, excluding concentrators, may be attached to the dual
ring, as shown. For additional FDDI configuration examples, see the
LANplex® 2500 Getting Started
guide
.
3Com strongly recommends you connect equipment that can be turned on
and off, such as workstations, only through concentrators. Connect
intermediate systems that are seldom turned off, such as bridges and routers,
to the FDDI dual ring only if they are equipped with an optical bypass
switch. These precautions protect the integrity of the dual ring.
For additional information on FDDI, see Chapter 10: FDDI Networks, which
discusses physical and logical topologies, FDDI connection rules, and dual
homing.
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