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Installing the HP 8200 zl Switches
Example Network Topologies
Installing the HP 8200 zl
Switches
Use as an Edge Switch
8212 zl Switch
8212 zl
Switch
5400 zl
Switch
10-Gig fiber-optic
cables
10-Gig fiber-optic
cables
Figure 2-17. Edge Switch Configuration
When your network expands and the users need to access resources beyond
the edge of the local network, the 8200 zl switches are excellent platforms for
that expansion. With the flexibility of 12 slots, the high port count 10/100/1000-
T zl Modules for local connections, and the availability of 10 Gig speeds on
both copper and fiber cables, the 8200 zl switch can provide that access
beyond the edge for a high number of network users.
In the above illustration, one 8200 zl switch, which can serve as a campus
backbone or core switch, is connected to one 5400 zl switch and one 8200 zl
switch at the edge.
The 10 Gig fiber-optic connections between the two Switches is by way of any
of the supported HP networking 10 Gig X2 transceivers installed in the
transceiver port on the 4 port 10-GbE X2 zl Module.