Rack-Based Collapsed Backbones
Places all network equipment (hubs and switch) in one room (rack room)
- Easy maintenance and upgrade
- Requires more cable (but cables are cheap)
Main Distribution Facility (MDF) or Central Distribution Facility
- Another name for the rack room
- Place where many cables come together
- Patch cables used to connect devices on the rack
Easier to move computers among LANs
- Useful when a busy hub requires offloading