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Collapsed Backbone Application
You can use any port of the switch to connect with another hub or switch
to interconnect each of your small-switched workgroups to form a larger
switched network. Meanwhile, you can also use fiber ports to connect
switches. The distance between two switches via fiber cable can be up to
2Kms.
The switch support Auto MDI/MDI-X function, the function can auto
detects the cable is straight or crossover cable. That is to say, you can
connect another hub or switch without crossover table.
Figure 3-2. Collapsed Backbone Application
In the above illustration, two switches are used to interconnect two small
workgroup via fiber cable. All the devices in this network can communicate
with each other. Connecting servers to the switch allow other users to
access the server’s data.
