LevelOne MSL-3S79 - Manual (Page 19)

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Chapter 4 Network Application
This section provides you a few samples of network topology in which the switch is
used. In general, the MSL-3S79 is designed as a segment switch. That is, with its
large address table (16K MAC address) and high performance, it is ideal for
interconnecting networking segments.
PC, workstations, and servers can communicate each other by directly connecting
with MSL-3S79. The switch automatically learns nodes address, which are
subsequently used to filter and forward all traffic based on the destination address.
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By using Gigabit or Gigabit Fiber, the switch can connect with another switch or hub to
interconnect other small-switched workgroups to form a larger switched network.
Meanwhile, you can also use Ethernet or Gigabit fiber ports to connect switches.
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4.1 Desktop Application
The MSL-3S79 is designed to be a switch that is an ideal solution for small
workgroup. The Switch can be used as a standalone switch to which personal
computers, server, printer server are directly connected to form small
workgroup.
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4.2 Segment Application
For enterprise networks where large data broadcast are constantly processed, this
switch is suitable for department user to connect to the corporate backbone.
You can use the MSL-3S79 to connect PCs, workstations, and servers to each other.
All the devices in this network can communicate with each other by connecting directly
to the Switch. Connecting servers to the backbone switch allow other users to access
the server’s data.