IMHO, uplink just means "connection". Nothing special. If we use the term
to mean anything, usually we use it in the context of data flow (i.e. we
would call the port on a closet switch that connects to the distribution
layer switch the "uplink", but also if talking about traffic moving from the
I agree. Uplink doesn't have a technical meaning. It gets used in many ways.
I thought he was talking about Cisco's fancy Uplink Fast feature at first.
Its most common usage is when talking about hub ports, as you mentioned
below. Some switches have uplink ports too. Cisco switch uplink ports are
o
An uplink port is a port on switch or router that typically
links to another switch or router
for connecting two networks or two switches together, as
opposed to connecting a pc or host to the switch using an
access port.
A router to switch connection is with a staraight thru patch
cable
a switch
Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote:
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> I agree. Uplink doesn't have a technical meaning. It gets used
> in many ways. I thought he was talking about Cisco's fancy
> Uplink Fast feature at first. Its most common usage is when
> talking about hub ports, as you mentioned below. Some switches
> have uplink
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