3Com 3824 Implementation Manual

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82 APPENDIX B: N ETWORK CONFIGURATION E XAMPLESEnhancing thePerformance of YourNetworkFigure 23 shows how you can set your network up to enhance itsperformance.All ports are auto-negotiating and will therefore pass data across thenetwork at the optimum available speed and duplex mode. Flow controlwill help avoid packet loss during periods of network congestion. AGigabit Ethernet backbone is set up between the Switch 3824 and eachSwitch in the workgroups to increase the bandwidth, and therefore theoverall network performance.Figure 23 Network set up to enhance performanceEndstations on10/100 Mbps connectionsEndstations on10/100 Mbps connectionsStack of four Switch 4200 units1000 Mbps100 MbpsSwitch 3824Stack of two Switch 4200 unitsServers on 1000 Mbpsconnections withaggregated links set upProduction WorkgroupsAdministrative Workgroups1000 Mbps withaggregated linksset up1000 Mbps withaggregated linksset up