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Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch
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connect to high-speed department servers via the Switch. You can provide a fast
uplink connection by using the Gigabit uplink ports on the Switch.
Figure 1 Bridging Application
1.1.2 High Performance Switching Example
The Switch is ideal for connecting two geographically dispersed networks that
need high bandwidth. In the following example, a company uses the Gigabit uplink
ports to connect the headquarters to a branch office network. Within the
headquarters network, a company can use trunking to group several physical
ports into one logical higher-capacity link. Trunking can be used with copper
cabling over relatively shorter distances than fiber-optic connections.
Figure 2 High Performance Switching
Backbone
RD
Sales
HQ
Branch
1 Gbps
Trunk