3com 2500 Quick Setup Guide

This chapter contains an overview of 3Com’s 
CoreBuilder

™

 2500 switching hub. It identifies the 

major features and components of the system. 

This chapter also contains the 

” on page 1-6, which 

highlights the major tasks required to get your 
CoreBuilder system installed and operating in your 
network. The roadmap also lists the specific 
CoreBuilder document that contains the 
information you need for each of the tasks. 

The CoreBuilder 2500 switching hub is an 
exceptionally flexible platform providing low cost, 
high-performance networking. By increasing 
Ethernet performance through segmentation at the 
departmental, floor, or building level, the 
CoreBuilder 2500 system can help you take full 
advantage of client/server computing. 

This powerful switch uses 3Com’s new custom 
ASIC technology, which brings high performance 
and reliability to your network. The system also 
provides state-of-the-art network interfaces for all 
your networking configurations.

Your CoreBuilder 2500 system allows you to create 
additional capacity and improve performance 
without increasing the complexity of your network. 
Listed here are several solutions provided by your 
new system. The CoreBuilder 2500 system:

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Improves performance by integrating segmented 
Ethernet-based LANs with your choice of Fast 
Ethernet, FDDI, or ATM

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Increases bandwidth to the server, either by 
creating a high-speed downlink to a centralized 
server or by supporting a local high-speed file 
server

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Switches bandwidth rather than sharing, which 
provides dedicated 10Mbps Ethernet segments

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Provides parallel communications between users 
and increases the aggregate bandwidth by 
allowing information to flow directly from one 
physical port to another

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Relies on segmentation, which increases 
bandwidth by dividing your network into smaller 
segments

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Allows you to add more switch ports as your 
network grows