Nortel Networks 70 Series - Manual (Page 33)

Network Configuration
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Figure 2-2. Using a BayStack 70 Series 10/100 Ethernet Switch as a Segment Switch
70-24T Switch
60-24T Hub
60-24T Hub
60-24T Hub
60-24T Hub
60-24T Hub
60-24T Hub
Server
Up to
44 users
To
Network
Center
Key
10 Mb/s
100 Mb/s
200 Mb/s
BayStack 70-24T
Switch
BayStack 60-24T
Hub
Before After
Server
Up to 18
users
Up to 23
users
To
Network
Center
9303EA
Up to 23
users
Up to 23
users
Up to 23
users
- 44 users share 10 Mb/s (10/44 Mb/s per user)
- Server bottleneck (10 Mb/s bandwidth)
- Network center bottleneck (10 Mb/s bandwidth)
-Total of 44 users - Four sets of 23 users; each set shares 10 Mb/s
(10/23 Mb/s per user)
- Addition of 18 users; each with dedicated
100 Mb/s bandwidth
- Server with dedicated 100 Mb/s bandwidth
- Network center with dedicated 100 Mb/s full-duplex bandwidth
(200 Mb/s bidirectional)
- Total of 110 users