SMSC SMC6516TF - Manual (Page 35)

C
HAPTER
3
P
LANNING
3-1
Benefits of Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Switched Ethernet — Multiple
Simultaneous Data Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Switched Fast Ethernet — High-Speed
Data Pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-3
Switching — an Evolutionary Step . . . . . . . 3-3
Segmenting the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Client/Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Backbone Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Full-Duplex Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Sample Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Shared Ethernet LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Segmented Ethernet LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Switched Ethernet LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Integrating Ethernet and Fast Ethernet . . . . 3-9
TigerSwitch 16 Model SMC6516TT . . . . . 3-9
TigerSwitch 16 Model SMC6516TF . . . . . 3-10
TigerSwitch 16 Model SMC6516FF . . . . . 3-11