AT-GS905 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Installation Guide
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Network Topologies
This section illustrates two network topologies that you can create with
the AT-GS905 Gigabit Ethernet switch: a power workgroup and
collapsed backbone. Both types of topologies are described below.
Power
Workgroup
Topology
The topology shown in Figure 3 is commonly referred to as a power
workgroup topology. Each workstation or end-node is connected
directly to a port on the switch. Each end-node has a dedicated data link
to the switch for best performance and reliability. The devices can
operate at 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps.
Figure 3
Power Workgroup Topology
Collapsed
Backbone
In the topology illustrated in Figure 4, an AT-GS905 switch connects Fast
Ethernet switches that have Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. This type of
topology is often referred to as a collapsed backbone topology. The
switch functions as the focal point of the network and transfers an
Ethernet frame between the Fast Ethernet switches only when the
AT-GS905
10/100/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch
POWER
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100M
1000M
LNK/ACT
FDX
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100 Mbps
AT-GS905 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
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