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Federation switch?

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shagymarshal Posted messages 9 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,

I am working on a project to set up a computer network across several floors, where there are 5 cabinets, each supplying 2 floors (the one it is located on and the one above). These contain catalyst switches (with gbic module), and the switches will be connected via an optical link to a core switch located in the main cabinet on the ground floor.

My question is: what is the role of the core switch in the network? And what are its appropriate characteristics for such an installation?

Thank you in advance :-) 
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    simohamed100 Posted messages 3 Status Member 28
     
    Hi
    actually, a federative switch is a switch that brings together several user switches and server switches, and it is responsible for managing these networks. It is connected by routers that have access to external networks, so it is an administrative node that contains several branches, and it is the important part after the router in a network.
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    1. brupala Posted messages 111155 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 451
       
      By the way,
      in a well-constructed network, it acts as a router; it is an L3 switch.
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    2. shagymarshal Posted messages 9 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   8
       
      I'm sorry, but I can only provide translations.
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  2. brupala Posted messages 111155 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 451
     
    Hello,
    Strange question...
    The aggregation switch, as its name suggests, brings together all the floor networks into the same one.
    Adequate characteristics... of the aggregation switch?
    1- High connectivity: several gigabits/s
    2- High switching capacity.
    3- Reliability/redundancy (at least power supplies): everything (or most of the traffic) goes through it; if it's down, everything stops.
    For this reason, it is often duplicated and located in 2 different rooms/power supplies.
    --
    and... There you go!
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