The TurboStack Chassis
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ATI’s line of chassis models provides desktop and rackmount installation of
slim-line hub modules. When hub modules are stacked in a chassis with a
standard backplane, they act as a single unit called department concentrator,
providing more port connections within one 10 Mbps LAN segment. The
concentrator is managed as if it were one hub.
When hub modules are stacked in a chassis with a segmented backplane and
connected to a switch, each hub module has a dedicated 10 Mbps LAN
segment and functions independently of the other hubs in the chassis. The
segmented backplane not only provides each hub autonomous connectivity to
the switch but also provides the convenience of managing the hubs as a single
unit.
Figure 1 shows an example of a 4-slot desktop chassis populated with a variety
of TurboStack hubs.
Figure 1:
Fully-populated 4-Slot Desktop Chassis with Standard Backplane
Master module
Backup module
Slave modules
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