3Com 3c17300 Implementation Guide - Page 84

86 APPENDIX B: NETWORK CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES Advanced Network Configuration Examples This section shows some network examples that illustrate how you can set up your network for optimum performance using some of the features supported by your Switch. Improving the Resilience of Your Network Figure 25 shows how you can set up your network to improve its resilience by enabling Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). Aggregated links have also been setup from the Core Switch, this increases the bandwidth available for the backbone connection, and also provides extra resilience. Figure 25 Network set up to provide resilience Stack of four Switch 4200 Series units Switch 4900 Series Endstations on 10/100 Mbps connections Server on 1000 Mbps connection with resilient links set up Switch 4900 Series Stack of four Switch 4250T units Endstations on 10/100 Mbps connections Server on 1000 Mbps connection with resilient links set up 1000 Mbps with aggregated links set up 100 Mbps Core Switch 1000 Mbps Servers on 1000 Mbps connections with resilient links set up