Figure 2.12: Cascaded Amx Switching System, Combination Of Configurations - Avocent AMX Switch Serie Guide D'installation

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Figure 2.12 illustrates a cascaded AMX switching system with a combination of blocking and non-
blocking configurations. In this example, the primary switch supports eight users, and eight user
paths are connected to each secondary switch, creating a non-blocking configuration. The target
devices attached to the secondary tier will never be blocked and can be accessed at any time. The
secondary switches support eight users, but only four user paths are attached to each tertiary switch,
creating a blocking configuration. Thus only four target devices on each tertiary switch can be
connected to simultaneously, but these four connections can be shared among eight users. Once a
user closes a connection to a target device on a tertiary switch, that user path is open and can be
used to connect to any target device in the switching system.
PRIMARY TIER
SECONDARY TIER
Non-blocking Configuration
8 x UTP
AMX Switch
Target Devices
TERTIARY TIER
Blocking Configuration
4 x UTP
AMX Switch
Target Devices

Figure 2.12: Cascaded AMX Switching System, Combination of Configurations

[AMX 5000 (8 x 32) Switches Shown]
8 Users
AMX Switch (8 x 32)
AMX User Stations
8 x UTP
AMX Switch
Target Devices
4 x UTP
AMX Switch
Target Devices
User Paths
8 x UTP = 8 user paths (maximum/non-blocking)
4 x UTP = 4 user paths (limited/blocking)
8 x UTP
8 x UTP
AMX Switch
Target Devices
4 x UTP
AMX Switch
Target Devices
AMX Switch
Target
Devices
4 x UTP
AMX Switch
Target Devices