3.18. Hub Topologies
There will be more information about hubs in Chapter 4. For now, to demonstrate a couple of topologies using hubs see Figures 3-24 and 3-25.
Figure 3-24. Cascaded Shortwave Hub Topology
Figure 3-25. Cascaded Longwave Hub Topology
3.18.1. Cascading Shor twave Hubs
A server with an FC-AL shortwave host bus adapter (HBA) can connect to an FC-AL hub 500 meters away. Each of the 10 ports on the hub can connect to an FC-AL device up to 500 meters away.
Cascaded hubs use one port on each hub for the hub-to-hub connection and ...
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