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Fiber Redundancy
I'm installing a 12 strand MM fiber cable in a coal mine. "the fiber will be running through the mine tunnels" . I plan on having a dual fiber 8 ethernet port switch every 1000 ft. 4 strands of the fiber will be used the others are spairs and for the addition of equipment in the future. these switches will be daisy chained so to speak. there will be 20 plus switches ending at network segment connect back to the main network via T1. Is there anyway using spanning tree or anything else, to make a redundant loop, so as if the fiber fails somewhere in the middle, that the switches will send traffic out the other side of the fiber and up to the other network and back through the T1?
this is what it will look like
__________________________ ______T1__ __________ __________ __________ _________
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Network---------fiber----- <switch>-- ---fiber-- ----<switc h>----fibe r------<sw itch>----f iber-----n etwork
thanks in advance
this is what it will look like
__________________________
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Network---------fiber-----
thanks in advance
You could trunk the fiber links between the swithces. Trunking is really no more that load balanceing the links. Are you how may link will be between each switch?
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i'm afraid i'm not quite following you.
how may gig (Fiber) link will each switch have. also why are you creating a loop with the T1?
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each switch was planned to have 2 fiber ports. we have the T1 already to communicate with site. the fiber underground is a new addition.
Does the fiber have share the same entrace and exit or does it enter in one location and exit in another?
You said the system will connect back to the main network via a T1. Does one side of the network have a connection seperate from the T1? Is the T1 for redendancy for the subterranian network only?
If this fiber goes in the same hole that it exits from redundacy is not possible.
You said the system will connect back to the main network via a T1. Does one side of the network have a connection seperate from the T1? Is the T1 for redendancy for the subterranian network only?
If this fiber goes in the same hole that it exits from redundacy is not possible.
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no it enters at one location and exits at another location 8 miles away. theT1 is a sprint MPLS T1 and is used to communicate with that location currently.
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Fiber distributed data interface or Sonet if you have the budget
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/fddi.htm
http://compnetworking.about.com/od/hardwarenetworkgear/l/aa092800a.htm
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/fddi.htm
http://compnetworking.about.com/od/hardwarenetworkgear/l/aa092800a.htm
any luck?