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C-Bus By Demand 3
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3.3 Typical Vertical Network Topology
ThefundamentalprincipleofaVerticalC‐BusNetworkTopology,isthattheC‐Busnetworkwill
runvertically.Soonacommercialinstallationwithmultiplelevels,asingleC‐Busnetworkwill
control a certain area of each level. Each network may be programmed using multiple
Applicationswithinthelightingrange,toidentifyeachlevel.
Thisconfigurationiscommonlyusedinthedesignofstadiumsandarenas.Moststa
diumsand
arenas have a number of levels. So rather than have one or more C‐Bus networks control each
floor,oneC‐Busnetworkwill
controleachlevelofasectionofthestadiumorarena.
Each vertical C‐Bus network will usually be connected via an Ethernet or C‐Bus
backbone.
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Figure 33: C-Bus Vertical Network Topology
ThisnetworktopologymayuseanEthernetbackbone,whereeachC‐Busnetworkisconnected
totheEthernetBackboneviaaC‐BusNetworkInterface(5500CN).AC ‐Busbackbonemayalso
be used, where each network will be connected to the C‐Bus backbone via a  Network Bridge
(5500NB).