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Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Network Configuration Examples
The connection between the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch and the router is
configured for Fast EtherChannel, increasing the bandwidth to 200 Mbps
(400 Mbps in full duplex).
Figure 1-23 Collapsed Backbone and Switch Cluster Configuration
IP IP IP
IP
Catalyst 4908G-L3 switch
200 Mbps
Fast EtherChannel
(400 Mbps full duplex
Fast EtherChannel)
Gigabit
servers
Cisco
CallManager
33092
Cisco 2600 router
1 Gbps
(2 Gbps full duplex)
Cisco
IP Phones
Cisco IP Phones
Workstations running
Cisco SoftPhone software
Catalyst
2900 XL,
1900, and
2820 cluster
Catalyst
3524-PWR XL
GigaStack cluster
Catalyst
3500 XL and 2900 XL
GigaStack cluster
AC
power
source
IP
IP
IP