Medium-Size Office Network
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Medium-size office network
A medium-size office network has the following characteristics:
Several LAN segments with a backbone (for example, one segment on each floor or wing of a building).
Dial-up connections for users who connect from home or while traveling.
Internet connections.
The following illustration shows an example of a medium-size office network.
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A medium-size office network typically uses a few different types of network media. The different office segments can use 10-megabit-per-second (Mbps) Ethernet or token ring networks, but the backbone network that is used to connect to the different networks and host servers can use 100-Mbps Ethernet, Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), or other types of networks.
The following table shows the network media that is used in this medium-size office network scenario.
| Router | Role | Medium |
|---|---|---|
Router 1 |
Connects to Network A |
One Ethernet (10 Mbps) or token ring adapter |
Connects to the backbone |
One Ethernet (100 Mbps) or FDDI adapter |
|
Router 2 |
Connects to Network B |
One Ethernet (10 Mbps) or token ring adapter |
Connects to the backbone |
One Ethernet (100 Mbps) or FDDI adapter |
|
Router 3 |
Connects to Network C |
One Ethernet (10 Mbps) or token ring adapter |
Connects to the backbone |
One Ethernet (100 Mbps) or FDDI adapter |
|
Router 4 |
Connects to the backbone |
One Ethernet (100 Mbps) or FDDI adapter |
Connects to dial-up networking clients |
Modems and/or ISDN adapters |
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