3com 100 TX User Manual

C

HAPTER

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ABLING

If greater distances and more ports are required, you can use an 
internetworking device (such as a bridge, router, or switch) to isolate traffic 
between workgroups. This would divide the network into a number of 
independent segments, as illustrated in Figure 4-3. 

Figure 4-3   Using an Internetworking Device to Extend the Network Span

100 meters
maximum

LinkSwitch
3000

UTP cable 100
meters maximum 

Fiber 160.8 meters maximum

Collision domain:

200 meters 

maximum UTP span

Collision domain:
260.8 meters,
UTP and fiber
maximum span

3C250-TX

®

100BASE-TX Hub

FMS 100

100 meters maximum

3C250-TX

®

100BASE-TX Hub

FMS 100

3C250-TX

®

100BASE-TX Hub

FMS 100

®