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Ideally, the network would be a ring of layer 2 switches with devices hanging off those switches in the idf closets. So far I am not convinced that Cisco has a layer 2 ring technology outside of their Industrial class switches(IE2000, IE3000, IE4000...
I am modernizing a network at a large agricultural grain processing facility(1 mile x 1/2 mile) with 15 buildings. We will be installing fiber optic cabling to each of those buildings and thought a ring would offer the best redundancy while having t...