8
Extending the 100 Mbps network topology
You can extend the network topology only by connecting hubs to a
switch, bridge, or router. You can’t extend the topology by daisy-
chaining hubs together. In the example below, the network diameter is
extended to 400 meters by connecting the two hub stacks to an Intel
Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch. Each stack is a separate
collision domain.
Port 8
Xmt Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
Port 1
Xmt
MDI
Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
SNMP Power
Console
9600-N-1
Mgmt Fault
Port 3
Xmt Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
Port 4
Xmt Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
Port 5
Xmt Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
Port 6
Xmt Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
Port 7
Xmt Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
Port 2
Xmt Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
MDI-X
MDI-X
MDI-X
MDI-X
MDI-X
MDI-X
MDI-X
MDI-X
Port 8
Xmt Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
Port 1
Xmt
MDI
Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
SNMP Power
Console
9600-N-1
Mgmt Fault
Port 3
Xmt Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
Port 4
Xmt Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
Port 5
Xmt Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
Port 6
Xmt Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
Port 7
Xmt Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
Port 2
Xmt Link
Coll/
Fdpx
Rcv 100 Flow
MDI-X
MDI-X
MDI-X
MDI-X
MDI-X
MDI-X
MDI-X
MDI-X
Intel Express 10/100
Fast Ethernet Switch
Category 5 TPE (100m max.)
5
1
2
3
4
Change hub speed
10BASE-T
100BASE-TX
Power
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Collision
Managed
Status
8
7
6
5
9
10
11
12
16
15
14
13
17
18
19
24
23
22
21
20
Green (left)
Link = solid
Activity = blink
Amber (right)
Wrong speed = blink
Disabled = solid
1
2
3
4
Change hub speed
10BASE-T
100BASE-TX
Power
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Collision
Managed
Status
8
7
6
5
9
10
11
12
16
15
14
13
17
18
19
24
23
22
21
20
Green (left)
Link = solid
Activity = blink
Amber (right)
Wrong speed = blink
Disabled = solid
1
2
3
4
Change hub speed
10BASE-T
100BASE-TX
Power
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Collision
Managed
Status
8
7
6
5
9
10
11
12
Green (left)
Link = solid
Activity = blink
Amber (right)
Wrong speed = blink
Disabled = solid
5
1
2
3
4
Change hub speed
10BASE-T
100BASE-TX
Power
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Collision
Managed
Status
8
7
6
5
9
10
11
12
16
15
14
13
17
18
19
24
23
22
21
20
Green (left)
Link = solid
Activity = blink
Amber (right)
Wrong speed = blink
Disabled = solid
1
2
3
4
Change hub speed
10BASE-T
100BASE-TX
Power
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Collision
Managed
Status
8
7
6
5
9
10
11
12
16
15
14
13
17
18
19
24
23
22
21
20
Green (left)
Link = solid
Activity = blink
Amber (right)
Wrong speed = blink
Disabled = solid
1
2
3
4
Change hub speed
10BASE-T
100BASE-TX
Power
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Collision
Managed
Status
8
7
6
5
9
10
11
12
Green (left)
Link = solid
Activity = blink
Amber (right)
Wrong speed = blink
Disabled = solid
Express 10/100
Fast Ethernet Switch
100m
100m
100m
100m
10 Mbps-only environment
In a 10-Mbps only environment, you can connect hubs using an Intel
Cascade Cable or CAT 3, 4, or 5 TPE cables. Connect to devices
(switches, workstations, servers, and so on) with CAT 3, 4, or 5 TPE
cables. The distance between hubs or between a port and an attached
device can’t exceed 100 meters when using TPE cabling.
5
1
2
3
4
Change hub speed
10BASE-T
100BASE-TX
Power
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Collision
Managed
Status
8
7
6
5
9
10
11
12
16
15
14
13
17
18
19
24
23
22
21
20
Green (left)
Link = solid
Activity = blink
Amber (right)
Wrong speed = blink
Disabled = solid
1
2
3
4
Change hub speed
10BASE-T
100BASE-TX
Power
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Collision
Managed
Status
8
7
6
5
9
10
11
12
16
15
14
13
17
18
19
24
23
22
21
20
Green (left)
Link = solid
Activity = blink
Amber (right)
Wrong speed = blink
Disabled = solid
1
2
3
4
Change hub speed
10BASE-T
100BASE-TX
Power
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Collision
Managed
Status
8
7
6
5
9
10
11
12
Green (left)
Link = solid
Activity = blink
Amber (right)
Wrong speed = blink
Disabled = solid
Category 3, 4, or 5 TPE (100m max.)
All hubs in a stack share
10 Mbps of bandwidth and
count as one repeater hop.
100 Mbps
shared among
all hubs in stack
If you intend to install an
optional Management
Module in a 12-port hub,
place the hub at eye
level. This makes it
easier to read the
module’s LCD panel.
100 Mbps
shared among
all hubs in stack
