User guide

18 AMX Switch Series Installer/User Guide
Figure 2.8 illustrates one possible blocking configuration in an AMX switching system. In this
example, a four-user AMX switch is cascaded off of an eight-user AMX switch. The target devices
attached to the primary switch will never be blocked and can be accessed at any time. The
secondary switch has only four user paths attached to it, creating a blocking configuration. When
connections are made to four of the target devices on the secondary switch, there are no more user
paths available for that switch. The other users in the system can share access to the connected
target devices, but they cannot connect to any other target device on that switch. Once a user closes
a connection to a target device, that user path is open and can be used to connect to any target
device in the switching
system.
8 AMX User Stations
(AMX5110 User Station Shown)
UTP Cabling
4 User Paths
Target Devices
Target Devices
User Ports
AMX Switch
(8 x 32, AMX5000 Switch Shown)
Server Ports
User Ports
Server Ports
AMX Switch
(4 x 16, AMX5030 Switch Shown)
PRIMARY TIER
SECONDARY TIER
Non-blocking Configuration
Blocking Configuration
Figure 2.8: Cascaded AMX Switching System, Blocking Configuration