Cisco 3750G Configuration Guide - Page 68

Network Configuration Examples Chapter 1 Overview Design Concepts for Using the Switch As your network users compete for network bandwidth, it takes longer to send and receive data. When you configure your network, consider the bandwidth required by your network users and the relative priority of the network applications that they use. Table 1-1 describes what can cause network performance to degrade and how you can configure your network to increase the bandwidth available to your network users. Table 1-1 Increasing Network Performance Network Demands Suggested Design Methods Too many users on a single network segment and a growing number of users accessing the Internet • Create smaller network segments so that fewer users share the bandwidth, and use VLANs and IP subnets to place the network resources in the same logical network as the users who access those resources most. • Use full-duplex operation between the switch and its connected workstations. • Increased power of new PCs, workstations, and servers • High bandwidth demand from networked applications (such as e-mail with large attached files) and from bandwidth-intensive applications (such as multimedia) • Connect global resources-such as servers and routers to which the network users require equal access-directly to the high-speed switch ports so that they have their own high-speed segment. • Use the EtherChannel feature between the switch and its connected servers and routers. 1-16 Catalyst 3750 Switch Software Configuration Guide OL-8550-02