This term is also often used to describe what happens to males after they marry. :-)
John >>> "Steve Wilson" 3/5/03 8:24:22 AM >>> This may only be a simple description but it works for me. A collapsed backbone sounds painful but is really a description of the situation where you have a network that conforms to the Cisco model of "Core, Distribution and Access" layers without the core. The core part is basically provided just by a high speed link between the two big sized distribution switches. An example would be two catalyst 6500 type switches as a central distribution fanning out to lots of access switches. The link between the two 6500s could be a group of gigabit fibre links. Steve Wilson Network Engineer -----Original Message----- From: Steven Aiello [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 March 2003 14:16 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ??? collapsed backbone ??? [7:64467] 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. Thank you all, Steve Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=64499&t=64467 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
