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C-Bus By Demand 3
Training Manual 36
3.2 Typical Ethernet Backbone Topology
AnEthernetbackboneisanotherofthemorecommonlyusedC‐Busnetworktopologies.
UtilisingC‐BusEthernetInterfaces(5500CN),theconnectivitybetweenC‐Busnetworksis
providedbyanEthernetSwitchorHub.
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Figure 32: Ethernet Backbone Topology
The C‐Bus Network Interfaces do not support network tunnelling. This means thatyou
cannot communicate  directly between networks. A centralised PC on the Ethernet
networkmaybeusedtosendandreceivecommandsfromallC‐Busnetworks.
Thisnetworktopologyiscommonlyusedinmulti‐storybuildings,utilisingtheexistingEthernet
backbone.
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