""Steven Aiello"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hello all, > > in a recent post I saw the term "collapsed backbone". I know that > the network backbone is usually a high speed connection that a server > farm sits on, and could even extend out to your IFD's. However I'm > fuzzy on the term collapsed backbone. What dose this imply.
I believe the term comes out of the wiring / cabling world, and not from routing architecture. A "collapsed" backbone has all wiring closets linked back directly to the BDF / MDF a "distributed" backbone has the wiring going from closet to closet in a series > > Thank you all, > Steve Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=64473&t=64467 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]