Need a sanity check please

[bsisco]

Could I have someone double-check my simple design here attached you will find a drawing.

Here is a description -

Currently have:

1 Pix 515e

2 3550 24 SMI conneted via 2 sx GBICs and fiber patch.

1 1121 WAP

Adding:

2 3550 24 SMI

1 3550 48 SMI

1 3550 12G (Layer 3) switch

6 SX GBICs

and fiber patches.

Thanks!!

[Philip D'Ath]

I assume there is a distance issue that requires fibre, otherwise you could use cheaper 1000baseT switches (e,g. 3750).

You have 3 GBICs in the 3550-12G. I would try and connect all 4 downstream 3550's directly to the 3550-12G core switch so that you maintain a constant switch diameter.

Note that you can also run dual links from the 4 access switches back to the core for the cost of some additional GBICS and fibre patch leads.

How come the two 3550-24-SMI switches in the middle of the access layer have three GBICs? Are you planning on linking those two directly together (if so, don't).