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Definitions of collapsed backbone:

• Network backbone that consists of the backplane of a single switch, rather than multiple switches connected together.
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• A local area network configuration wherein bridging & routing functions are located at the main cross-connect & accessed via optical fiber (usually 2 or 4). Concentrators (twisted pair to fiber) remain at the horizontal cross-connects.
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