DUA1640-5AAA021-6 C HAPTER 1: A BOUT THE PS H UBMigrating to HigherPerformanceThe PS Hub is ideal for migrating your existing network to a higherperformance network. Using its internal segments (each running at10Mbps), you can build up separate workgroups within a PS Hub stack.Having a PS Hub 50 in your PS Hub stack can extend the flexibility ofyour stack:n The PS Hub 50 has an internal switch (called a segment switch)which can interconnect the segments in the stack so that theworkgroups on the segments can communicate.n The PS Hub 50 has a transceiver module slot which can be fittedwith a 10Mbps or 100Mbps 3Com transceiver module, providingyou with the option of having a 100Mbps network connection, forexample 100BASE-TX or 100BASE-FX. This allows you to connect to100Mbps networks or network equipment, for example a server.For information on the differences between the PS Hub 40 and thePS Hub 50, refer to Chapter 2.Figure 1-5 Migrating to a Higher Performance Network
