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C-Bus By Demand 3
Training Manual 40
3.5.3 AdvantagesOfAEthernetBackbone
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SomeoftheadvantagesofusingaC‐BusBackboneare:
 • AnEthernetBackbonecanutiliseexistingEthernetBackboneinfrastructure.
 • AnEthernetBackbonehasafastersynchronisationtimewhenscanningC‐Busnetworks
(viaToolkit,SchedulePlusorHome Gate).
 • An Ethernet Backbone allows HomeGate or Schedule Plus to control and monito
r all
networks.
 • An Ethernet Backbone allows C‐Bus networks to be spread out over a large area (via
fibreoptics).
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3.5.4 DisadvantagesOfAEthernetBackbone
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SomeoftheadvantagesofusingaC‐BusBackboneare:
 • AnEthernetBackbonedoesnotallowcommunicationsbetweenC‐Busnetworks.
 • Network Administrators may not allows CNI’s on the Ethernet Network, as a result a
servicesnetworkmayneedtobeinstalled
 • SchedulePlusmonitoringandcontrolisreliantonast able EthernetNetwork.
 • Ethernetnetworksaddanextraelementofcomplexityandapossiblesourceofproblems.
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