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2.3. Applications Examples for Your Network
2.3.1. Application for University
10Gbps speed Ethernet connection may not be commonly seen in ordinary offices. However, network
administrators may have Gigabit Ethernet in their control rooms already. Getting 10Gbps Ethernet
connection from Internet Backbone and distributing it to different Gigabit Ethernet segment for different
buildings or organizations is practical and more cost-effective. Figure down below is an example of a
possible network structure for a university:
Descriptions
A
Internet backbone from ISP.
B
The distance from the central office to the university might be long, and it is advised to construct the
connection via single-mode optical fiber with 10BASE-LR mode, which can extend the distance
beyond tens of kilometers.
C
CT-10G-MC series, which is located at the computer center of university.
D
After the conversions made by CT-10G-MC series, expensive equipments for
transmitting/receiving network data via optical fiber are not required anymore.
E
Full 10Gbps Ethernet switches may be exceeding your budget or not available. Some 1Gbps
switches reserve a swappable slot for future upgrading. You can purchase a 10Gbps module with
one 10Gbps port for these switches to serve the same purpose.
F
Several 1Gbps connections can be distributed by the switches mentioned above to different
buildings inside the university by Cat 6a network cables (which can be extended to 100 meters).
G/H/I
General switches with 1Gbps or 100Mbps ports can be connected here for the end-users.
