- Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch Owner's Manual

Network configuration examples 35
Figure 8
Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series used as a desktop switch
Branch office workgroup switch application
Figure 9 "Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series used as a workgroup
switch" (page 36) shows the Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series used as
a workgroup switch in an enterprise branch office environment. Desktop
workstations and servers are connected directly to the switch ports.
Alternatively, an ERS 2500 series switch that supports Power over Ethernet
(PoE) can provide connectivity and power to IP Phones and Wireless LAN
Access Points (WLAN APs) in addition to desktop workstations and servers.
The Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 series switch can optionally be stacked
up to 8 units to form a single virtual switch providing up to 384 10/100Mb/s
connections and 16 1000Mb/s connections.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series
Overview — System Configuration
NN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard
4.1 19 November 2007
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